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Short North: The Arch City


Columbus, Ohio became know as the Arch City. They hosted a reunion Civil War veterans that served in the Grand Army of the Republic 1888. A series of temporary of wooden arches were erected along High Street to light up the night and control crime.

The 33.4-acre Goodale Park was the first park in Columbus, a gift from millionaire Lincoln Goodale. In fact, Goodale Park was one of the first three “modern parks” in the nation. During the Civil War, the park became a campground for volunteer Union soldiers.