Columbus, Ohio – The City a Committee Built From Nothing | History of American Cities

Columbus is one of the only American cities that exists purely because a committee decided it should — no river crossing, no natural harbor, just a vote in 1812. From that strange beginning came a flood that nearly erased its poorest neighborhood, a wartime backlash that tried to erase an entire German community, a prison fire that still haunts local legend, and today, the second-largest Somali community in the country. This is the full, layered story of Ohio's capital, built from nothing and never quite finished becoming something. #Columbus #OhioHistory #AmericanHistory #CityHistory #Midwest