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The US Army established Camp Nelson as a fortified supply depot in April 1863. The site evolved into a massive recruitment and training cent...

Marietta's founder was Rufus Putnam, a Revolutionary War general who surveyed much of the Northwest Territory. His surveying and mapping efforts laid groundwork for future exploration beyond the Mississippi — paving the way for Lewis and Clark’s mission of charting the Louisiana Purchase

The name “Whispering Cave” comes from the acoustic effect: a whisper at one end could be heard across the recessed cave span.

It features topiaries trimmed into life-size shapes of men, women, children, animals, and boats and arranged to resemble a painting. Specifically, there are topiaries of 54 people, eight boats, three dogs, a monkey, and a cat. It also hosts 220 trees, including 35 different species.

The farmhouse was a wood-frame structure made primarily of poplar and walnut timber. By the time Metro Parks took ownership, much of the siding had deteriorated. During restoration, Metro Parks replaced the rotted siding with milled redwood siding that matched the original

The “Central Area” of Walnut Woods was once part of Eastside Nursery, Inc., where rows of nursery trees like serviceberry, crabapple, and red maples were grown.

Glacier Ridge Metro Park, located in Plain City, Ohio, is a 1,031-acre park managed by Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks. The park is named after the glacial end moraine, or terminal moraine,

We hung out in the tent and set up our Go-Pro camera for on top of the car for a time lapse video. My husband had to go out twice to change the battery.

In the 1960s and 1970s, after years of increased urban growth in Columbus and surrounding areas, the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks system was established to preserve natural spaces and protect ecological areas from urban sprawl.