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Inventor Granville T. Woods

Known as “The Black Edison,” Columbus native Granville T. Woods invented dozens of devices that improved railroad safety.

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The Camp Chase Railroad

Climb aboard Columbus’ local railroad, which typically uses about 5 miles of track to service West Side industries.

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Driving with Darbee: Canal Winchester Railroad Depot

Architectural historian Jeff Darbee visits the Canal Winchester railroad depot to learn about its history. Photos courtesy of: Canal Winchester Area Historical Society and Columbus Metropolitan Library

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Columbus Food and Industry Preview

Next time on Columbus Neighborhoods, we’ll take a look at Columbus’ food industry. Go behind the scenes at Anthony-Thomas Chocolates, and learn about Mid-Ohio Foodbank’s urban farms program. Plus, discover vegetarian soul food, and see local ice cream artifacts. Watch at 8:30pm Thursday, July 5 on WOSU TV.

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Carrying Coal to Columbus: Mining the Hocking Valley

Discover the history of Peter Hayden and the empire he built out of tile and coal, mined in the Hocking Valley and transported to Columbus via rail. Photos courtesy: Hocking County Historical Society, Nyla Vollmer, Bruce Warner, David Meyers, Ohio History Connection, Columbus Metropolitan Library

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