 {{infobox settlement |name = columbus, ohio |official_name = city of columbus |settlement_type = city |nickname = the discovery city, arch city, indie art capital, cowtown,sources for the nickname "cowtown" include: national geographic magazine, march 1998, america's first highway, pp. 82â99 (by william r. newcott â national geographic senior staff); the cincinnati enquirer, february 19, 2008: "columbus strives to build a big city reputation" pp. b2 (by julie carr smyth â the associated press); the columbus dispatch, november 21, 2010: "despite its attributes, columbus lacks a catchy moniker" pp. e1-2 (by joe blundo); the columbus dispatch, august 23, 2011: "she's no longer in cowtown" people in the news pp. d6 (by colleen wright); the columbus dispatch, june 1, 1997: "simply bovine! here's a moo-vable feast of cowtown facts and fancies" pp. j1,2 (by joe blundo); the columbus dispatch, may 11, 1997: "many feel moved to boo, moo after arena issue loses" pp. 3f (by george strode); the columbus dispatch, september 5, 1998: "so to speak â civic self-esteem? we'll let you know after football season" pp. d1 (by joe blundo); the columbus dispatch, june 30, 1988: "city sleeps, ocean rocks" (by steve wright â dispatch popular music critic); columbus alive, february 2, 2012: "city: cow-town image lives on at airport" (by john ross); columbus dispatch, february 14, 2012: "people, places make for one great city" pp. a1,7 (by jeb phillips); vinyl ecstasy â the second q-fm-96 hometown album â lp liner notes 1980 (by steve runner â program director q-fm-96); the columbus dispatch, april 16, 2006: "some don't like osu's new jerseys; others just don't like those who don't" pp. e3 (by ray stein); the columbus dispatch, june 9, 1989: "lowly image doesn't seem to bother us" pp. f1 (by mike harden); the columbus dispatch, march 25, 1994: "amphitheater without alcohol will draw drugs" pp. a8 (by jack mceowen); the columbus dispatch, march 12, 1994: "columbus could support spo
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