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Columbus Ohio was founded on the 14th of February 1812 when Lucas Sullivant established Franklinton on the west bank of the Scioto River. The state legislature selected this central location to serve as the new capital after political infighting moved the seat from Chillicothe to Zanesville and back again.
A massive flood destroyed Franklinton in 1798 while an outbreak of cholera struck the city from July to September 1833 killing 100 people. The Great Flood of 1913 devastated Franklinton leaving over 90 people dead and prompted the Army Corps of Engineers to widen the Scioto River.
Fortune 500 companies including Cardinal Health Nationwide American Electric Power Huntington Bancshares and Vertiv maintain headquarters in the region. Intel announced plans in 2023 to construct a $20 billion factory while Honda expanded its presence alongside LG Energy Solutions with a $4.4 billion battery manufactory facility in Fayette County.
Rapid suburban growth following the Interstate Highway System made Columbus Ohio's largest city by area and population by the early 1990s. By the 3rd of March 1834 the city was officially chartered with legislative authority granted to the city council and judicial authority to the mayor.
The Columbus Museum of Art founded in 1878 focuses on European and American art up to early modernism including Impressionism German Expressionism and Cubism. The Franklin Park Conservatory opened in 1895 with over 400 species of plants in a large Victorian-style glass greenhouse building that includes rain forest desert and Himalayan mountain biomes.