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Camp Chase Historical Photo
The Confederate cemetery in Columbus’s Hilltop neighborhood marks the place where, 140 years ago, a prisoner of war camp stood. At that time the location was well outside the city limits. In May of 1861 a Union military training ground was established here under the name Camp Jackson; by July of that year, when the […]
West Broad Street looking northwest from Hague Avenue circa 1945.
Hilltop residents patronized: James P. Phillip’s Restaurant, #2762; Charles H. Campbell’s Pharmacy, #2766; Rausch Brothers’ Hardware, #2768; B & H 5 and 10 Cent Store, #2772; and Van’s Restaurant, #2776 West Broad Street. Source: Familiar Glimpses OH917.7157 F198, pg. 77.
Camp Chase Streetcar on West Broad Street
Camp Chase Streetcar #632 stops at the Camp Chase Post Office, 2800 W. Broad St. Photo dates from 1905. Post office was west of Hague Ave.
