Colonists from the East Coast moved in, but rather than finding an empty frontier, they encountered people of the Miami, Delaware, Wyandot, Shawnee, and Mingo nations, as well as European traders. Virginia Military DistrictĪfter the American Revolution, the Ohio Country became part of the Virginia Military District, under the control of the United States. The 1763 Treaty of Paris ceded the Ohio Country to the British Empire. During this period the region routinely suffered turmoil, massacres and battles. Fighting for control of the territory in the French and Indian War (1754-1763) became part of the international Seven Years' War (1756-1763). In the early 1750s the Ohio Company sent George Washington to the Ohio Country to survey. In the 1740s, Pennsylvania traders overran the territory until the French forcibly evicted them. The area found itself frequently caught between warring factions, including American Indian and European interests. In the 18th century European traders flocked to the area, attracted by the fur trade. The area including modern-day Columbus once comprised the Ohio Country, under the nominal control of the French colonial empire through the Viceroyalty of New France from 1663 until 1763. for cities of the future, and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was rated no.
In 2007, fDi Magazine ranked the city no. 1 up-and-coming tech city in the nation by Forbes in 2008, and the city was ranked a top ten city by Relocate America in 2010. In 2013, Forbes gave Columbus an "A" rating as one of the top cities for business in the U.S., and later that year included the city on its list of Best Places for Business and Careers. In 2012, Columbus was ranked in BusinessWeek 's 50 best cities in America. The food service corporations Wendy's, Donatos Pizza, Bob Evans, Max & Erma's and White Castle along with nationally known companies Red Roof Inn, Rogue Fitness and Safelite are also based in the Columbus, Ohio metropoli tan area. Fortune 500: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, American Electric Power, L Brands, Big Lots, and Cardinal Health. As of 2013, the city has the headquarters of five corporations in the U.S. Columbus is home to the Battelle Memorial Institute, the world's largest private research and development foundation Chemical Abstracts Service, the world's largest clearinghouse of chemical information NetJets, the world's largest fractional ownership jet aircraft fleet and The Ohio State University, one of the largest universities in the United States. The city has a diverse economy based on education, government, insurance, banking, fashion, defense, aviation, food, clothes, logistics, steel, energy, medical research, health care, hospitality, retail, and technology. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816.
The city proper has also expanded and annexed portions of adjoining Delaware County and Fairfield County. With a population of 2,021,632, it is Ohio's third largest metropolitan area.Ĭolumbus is the county seat of Franklin County. It is the core city of the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses a ten county area. This makes Columbus the fourth most populous state capital in the United States, and the third largest city in the Midwestern United States. It is the 15th largest city in the United States, with a population of 850,106 as of 2015 estimates.
Columbus ( / k É Ë l Ê m b É s/ kÉ- LUM-bÉs) is the capital and largest city of the U.S.
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