Columbus, Ohio was founded in the year 1812 on the banks at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers. Although this is what we now know as Columbus there is evidence of ancient mound  building civilizations in the area. These mounds are evidence of an ancient people who once populated the area and now there story is lost to history and run over and covered up by the European settlers in early times. Early European settlers encountered numerous native tribes in the area when first arriving. They encountered people of the Miami, Delaware, Wyandot, Shawnee and Mingo nations to name a few. In 1797 a young surveyor Luis Sullivant from Virginia founded a permanent settlement on the west banks of the Scioto River. This settlement was wiped out in 1798 by a flood, however subsequently rebuilt. In 1816 the town of Columbus was officially formed with the election of its first officials. In 1831 the National Railroad connected Baltimore, MD to Columbus, OH thus completing its connection to the Ohio and Erie canal fostering the early population boom. In 1834 Columbus’ population had grown to the size warranting is official charter as a city.

Today Columbus sits in the heart of Ohio among the green rolling hills of its abundant farm lands. When staying in a Columbus luxury hotels i always like to ask where the closest farms, farmers markets and farm produce stores are. The freshness of locally grown and produced goods is the best and I always like to know I am supporting local, small growers and private farming enterprises as opposed to the corporate farms.

Driving through Ohio in the summer time one comes across fields of corn stretching out as far as the eye can see. In late summer the corn is so high as to prevent any views of the distant hills and farms except when upon a rise. Ohio is a state rich in history with several metropolitan cities to boot.