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Whitney Hotel

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### Architect

Heartland Properties Inc. & The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation  (1992 Restoration).

### NRHP?

Yes;Added in 1982. Also apart of the 1992 group-listing of the historic Columbus Downtown area.

The **Whitney Hotel**, also known as the Whitney Building, and briefly the **Fox House** is an 1858 hotel building in the historic downtown area of Columbus located at 100 East James Street. It is one of the cities oldest surviving structures.

## History

It is named after H.A. Whitney, a yankee peddler from Vermont who came to Columbus in 1845. Upon his arrival he constructed the community's first wood-frame store at this location. When the structure burnt down in 1857, the current Hotel building was built in its place the year afterwards. The third floor originally had a ballroom which was heated by six wood-burning stoves. The local newspaper recorded on a ball that occurred there in 1863 "if you ever hear of a ball by Fuller, ask no questions, but go at once, and enjoy yourselves, and for one night forget the 'fear of the draft'". During the 1880's, the building hosted travelling health practitioners, whose "expertise" ranged from "delivering a 40-foot long tape worm" to a local couple to curing piles. Around the turn of the 20th Century, the ballroom was turned into apartments, and from that point on served as commercial, professional, and apartment space. During the 1950's a Restaurant inhabited the first floor of the building. From the 1960's onwards, a succession of owners used the space for various things, ignoring maintenance, which allowed the building to fall into a state of disrepair. The structure faced demolition in 1990, but thanks to local citizens, and a February 1991 team-up with Heartland Properties, Inc. this didn't occur, and the building was soon restored to its former glory. Today the building houses much affordable housing on its upper floors, and downstairs retail-space for businesses.

## Trivia

* For a period in the 1870's, the hotel was known as the Fox House, whilst it was under the ownership of Julius Fox. Sometime shortly after the buildings 1878 remodeling, it was taken over by W. Blakeslee.
* A barber shop was opened in the buildings basement on January 10th 1861.
* A public dinner was held here on Thanksgiving Day 1896.

## Gallery

The Building on the 1868 MapThe Building in 1908 (on the far-left) among the other buildings, looking east down James Street (Note the no longer existing street entrance to the buildings basement).
Prairie Ridge Health Hospital

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Prairie Ridge Health Hospital, formerly known as the Columbus Community Hospital until 2019, has been the Hospital of Columbus since its opening in 1979.

## History

The hospital was purchased by members of the community and the Columbus Community Hospital Inc. was formed. The hospital soon became a 70-bed facility. By 1976 it was realized that a more modern facility was needed, and thus plans for a new hospital were made. On January 24th 1979, the present hospital was built at 1515 Park Ave. In 1996 major-expansion occurred at the hospital, this included remodeled facilities for ambulatory surgery, rehabilitation services, and support services. The additions also connected the physician office facilities with the hospital itself. In 2003 two additional buildings were constructed a new clinic and emergency room. The clinic opened in May the following year, with the emergency room being completed in April. In 2006 remodeling of the Medical Imaging Department, Gift Shop, and the addition of a three car length, two car width canopy were added. Construction of a fourth floor subsequently occurred in October 2006. Remodeling of the first floor occurred in 2007, with the addition of a Chapel, and updating of the registration area, among various other first-floor areas. Beginning in November 2010, remodeling and expansion of the following areas occurred: Women's and Childbirth services, Sleep Lab, Pharmacy, Swing Bed Services, Respiratory Therapy, EKG, and Occupational Health Services. The project was completed in December 2011. On June 10th 2014 a two-story 35,000 square-foot surgery addition began construction on the southwest side of the hospital. This expansion also included the remodeling of the registration area, coffee shop, gift shop, medical imaging waiting area, and clinic areas. In August 2015 a new surgical services addition was added. On October 1st 2019 the Hospital and its clinic were officially renamed the Prairie Ridge Health Hospital, following this more extensive additions were added for further renovations of the Hospital.

## Gallery

The Hospital as it appeared in 1980, from an Aerial-shot.The Hospital's Old Name as it used to appear on the front of the building.
Ocetranslate

Ocetranslate is a commercial localization group formed by former staff members from the 3DM translation team, Zuo Xianwang translation team, and Clan LONG translation team.

1. ↑ 左贤王汉化团队 | Zuo Xianwang was a non-profit translation group composed of independent video game players. However, it has currently disbanded.
2. ↑ 黄龙骑士团 | Clan LONG is widely regarded as one of China's most accomplished community clans within the Total War series.
206 North Ludington Street

**206 North Ludington Street** is the site of a Greek Revival styled home built in 1853.

## History

The house was constructed in 1853 and was originally the home of David D. Kelsey, an early settler of Columbus, who operated a nearby Blacksmith shop on North Water Street. The house originally featured exposed Clapboard siding, but was eventually covered up by modern siding, in the 1970's or prior. The site was surveyed in 1996 and 2021.
1884 UFO Event

Sometime during 1884 a UFO Sighting occurred in Columbus and was seen by some of its residents. The event is known today from a newspaper-clipping from the time, which read as follows "The peculiar yellowish red light in the western sky at daybreak on Thursday caused many who had been awakened by the wind to get out and see. Those in a proper position saw an intense black cloud coming from the south-west, bounding along in a most threatening manner. Some took to their cellars, but most were unaware of the situation".
153 North Ludington Street

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Yes;Listed on the Downtown Historic District listing, added to theState Register on 1/22/1992, and the National Register on 3/5/1992.

**153 North Ludington Street** is the site of a retail building built in 1875, that is apart of the historic downtown district.

## History

In 1876, a year after the building was constructed, a hardware store called "Hardware Hank" was located here "Serving the needs of mechanics and home owners alike" as stated in a newspaper advertisement from the time. Eventually this retail building was purchased by Guy Dering, nationally known trap shooter and sportsman, from previous owner W.C. Leach, in 1908. He ran a business here until 1921. Presently the building operates as MP's Town Tap, a Bar & Grill, which has operated at the site for at-least the past 50 years, previously being called Ralph's Town Tap. The small wooden deck and steps at the back of the building were updated in late 2023.

## Trivia

* The Hardware Hank business which began operating here in 1876, is not to be confused with the United Hardware Distributing Company, founded in 1945, which operates most of their stores as "Hardware Hank".
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**210 West Mill Street** is the location of the former First Congregational Church of Columbus. It now serves as an apartment complex.

## History

The structure was built in 1850, as one of, if not the earliest churches in Columbus, before a wealth of other ones popped up throughout the mid 19th Century. Eventually the building was converted into an apartment-complex, which it has served as for many decades. Today, the building is one of Columbus' oldest surviving structures.
Normal School

The **Normal School** was a training-school or teacher's college that operated at 730 South Charles Street from 1908-1972.

## History

The school was one of various "Normal Schools" that operated across the country between the 19th-20th Century. The purpose of these schools were to train recently graduated high-school students, into becoming schoolteachers. The school also served grades 1-8 to serve as laboratory experiment for teacher trainees. Like most colleges, four years would go by before graduation. The college's last graduating class was in 1971, and it shut down during the 1972 school-year. It was subsequently sold to a land-developer and demolished on April 5th 1973. In 1976 a house was built on the site.

## Gallery

The School in 1910.The School in 1914.Postcard of the School.The School in a 1920 Postcard.
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The **Scofield Road Bridge** is a road bridge that was built in 1883, between 1913-2006 it was located on Scofield Road in Scofield Wisconsin, where it crossed over the Chicago and North Western Railroad. It's location prior to this is unknown. It was moved to Astico Park in Columbus along with the Ninabuck Road Bridge in 2006, where it remains today.

## Gallery

The Bridge in its former location in 1980.
Wheelock Company

The Wheelock Company also known as the C.E. Wheelock Pottery Co. was a Germany and Austria based company that produced Chinaware. In the early 1900's, they produced several Columbus Wisconsin pieces that were then sold at local companies within the city for purchase by residents. The company went out of business in 1909.

## Trivia

* One of the High-School plates is currently owned by the Columbus Historical Society.

## Gallery

City Hall Mug.City Hall Plate.High-School plate.Governor James T. Lewis Commemorative Plate.
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Charlie Cardinal has been the mascot of the Columbus School District, primarily for the High-School, ever since his creation in 1940.

## History

Charlie Cardinal was created in 1940 by Columbus High School Junior Elizabeth Black. She created him as "Fightin' Charlie" a male Cardinal depicted with boxing-gloves and a jersey with the letter C on it. Within the following years, the character became known as Charlie Cardinal, and by 1953 he was simply depicted as a generic cardinal. The following year in 1954, he received a new appearance, one that better fitted his role as a mascot, a bipedal Cardinal with human-styled hands and muscles, a design that has remained up until present day, with only slight alterations through the years. The character found use as a sports mascot (Particularly Basketball), for the school beginning in 1944 and continues to do so today. The original costume design was crude and only really had a superficial resemblance to a cardinal. In 1965, the design was updated to its present state by student Mike Lawton.

## Other Charlie's

* The mascot of Ball State University is also named Charlie Cardinal, and was introduced in 1927.
* The Milwaukee Wisconsin Cardinals (Now Panthers) had a Charlie Cardinal mascot from 1956-1964. Several characters on the sitcom "Happy Days" even dressed up as the character in one episode.

## Trivia

* The Cardinal depicted on the logo for Columbus' Cardinal Lanes bowling-alley, is almost certaintly based upon him.
* The Columbus High-School's Gym has a depiction of Charlie in the center of the floor. The center of the floor at the side entrance of the building also had one, but this was removed in early 2021 during the renovations.
* During the High-School's 2021-22 renovations, wall-art was added showing the history and evolution of Charlie through the years.
* During the time-frame of the 1964 School-year anyway, it was usually female students inside the costume at the Basketball Games.

## Gallery

Charlie Cardinal's new design in 1954.Jill Abrams as Charlie during a 1964 Basketball Game vs Ripon.
1928 Passenger Train Wreck

The locomotive involved in the accident as pictured in an early 20th Century postcard for Columbus.

### Location

Boiler Room of Canning Company and nearby vicinity.

In 1928, a westbound passenger train crashed in Columbus. The locomotive involved in the incident was nicknamed "McQueenie", named after Mike McQueeney, who was the conductor for that specific local passenger service. Sometime during that year, McQueenie's train ended up crashing, just narrowly missing the smokestack of the Canning Company, but causing damage, plowing into the plant's boiler-room.
Findthegoobers Wiki

**Welcome to the Findthegoobers Wiki!**
Find the goobers is a silly dilly game off of certain find the- games. Anyways have a good experience playing the game, Happy hunting!

We're a collaborative community website about Findthegoobers that anyone, including you, can build and expand. Wikis like this one depend on readers getting involved and adding content. Click the "ADD NEW PAGE" or "EDIT" button at the top of any page to get started!

## Important articles

Find The GoobersGoober (Goober)Find The Goobers Into SpaceGrassy GooberlandAxel GooberMalware Affcets Find The Goobers
444 West Prairie Street

### NRHP?

Yes;Part of the Prairie Street Historic District, added to the State Register on July 26th 1998, and the National Register on January 7th 1999.

**444 West Prairie Street** is a Queen Anne styled home located on West Prairie Street.

## History

This house was constructed in 1903, in a design by Architect George F. Barber, who designed this style as a mail-order house, which first appeared in his catalog in 1897, as design No. 21. Another design No. 21 can be found at 203 Church Street in Hartford Wisconsin. It should be noted that this house no longer retains its original dormer window, whereas the Hartford home does. The house was originally owned by S.W. Andrews, Esq. Apparently, the home was originally painted Maroon with White-Trim.
Akakushi Mana

**Spoiler Warning:** The following contains spoilers for the story or plot.

**ネタバレ注意：**以下は物語やプロットのネタバレが含まれています。

**剧透警告：**以下内容包含剧情透露。

Welcome to the Virtual Idol version of the character page. If you are seeking information about the game version of the characters, please click here.

## Basic Details

### Original Name

红栉麻那（简体字）
紅櫛 麻那（正體字）
アカクシ マナ（片仮名）

### Nickname(s)

mana
麻麻 (māmā)

## Personal Details

### Sword

Kingsglaive

Akakushi Mana (**红栉麻那 紅櫛 麻那** *Akakushi Mana*）is the former Queen of the Requiem Kingdom and the first female Chinese Virtual Idol released after hitorino's transformation in 2019. Throughout her professional journey, she never publicly identified herself as a member of hitorino, which was officially established in 2021. In truth, she operated independently. Prior to her coronation, her original first name was **Schofield**. Akakushi is the given name of the royal family of the Requiem kingdom.

## History

### 2019

Akakushi Mana debuted on Bilibili on April 12, 2019. Because the term "Himeknight （姬骑士）" was used in the title of her videos and she had a vocal similarity with a well-known VTuber, Cierra Runis, at the time, it generated a certain degree of popularity. On that day alone, she gained 5,000 subscribers.

### 2021

December 25, 2021, marked the last day Akakushi Mana's live streaming channel operated under Mana's name on Bilibili, which also coincided with the first anniversary of Akakushi Mana's graduation. The live stream at the time utilized an ambiguously titled and themed content that made people think it was for white noise relaxation. However, precisely at 8 p.m. that day, the news about the establishment of hitorino.TV was revealed for the first time in Mana's live stream room. At the event, Rey made her first appearance and announced hitorino's vision and promise. This was also the last recorded activity of both Akakushi Mana and Akakushi Akane. Subsequently, there were no more updates or news about the two of them.

### 2022

In 2022, Mana'channel was renamed from "红栉麻那" to "莱姆莱特\_hitorino." All content was cleared.

## Traiva

* The valuable experiences accumulated by Akakushi Mana and Akane at that time laid the foundation for the subsequent hitorino.TV. As early as 2020, they initiated the concepts of accessibility and immersive role-playing.
* Akakushi Mana is a non-profit Virtual Idol. In 2021, she announced the donation of all her earnings from bilibili.com.
* The voice actress of Akakushi Mana was severely hindered by radiation treatment for cancer, which was a primary reason for her inability to maintain active during her career. Despite this, she never publicly disclosed this fact publicly.

Akakushi Akane（红栉茜） ·
Akakushi Fuyu（红栉冬） ·
Eva Exile （嫒法） ·
Rania Runys （拉尼娅） ·
Limelight Schofield （莱姆莱特） ·
Nekodake Rise （猫竹璃星） ·
Hikari Sunnomi （洲上光） ·

1. ↑ Cierra Runis is a former Japanese VTuber associated with Overidea.
2. ↑ Rei - Our Vision and Promise | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGwmYlehjHM&t=221s
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Original Site)

## Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Edward Townsend.Richard D. Vanaken  (Carpentry Contractor). Henry Bolte (Masonry Contractor).

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Yes;Added on July 8th 2009.

The **Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church** located at 254 West Mill Street served as the original site of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.

## History

This site served as the church from 1878-2017, when the church moved to 812 Western Ave. It subsequently became the Wyvern's Trove family museum. Upon the move to the new church site, the original bell and some of the stained-glass windows were taken with. In 1887, an increase in attendance meant that the church needed expansion so a rear addition was added. In 1896 the original steeple was destroyed by a lightning-strike, and was thus rebuilt. A survey of the site was conducted in 1996. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 8th 2009.

## Trivia

* The original bell from the site was cast from five cannons captured during the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71) and given to the church by Kaiser Wilhelm, the last emperor of Germany. It was cast in Baltimore by a German master, weighs 1600 pounds and has a Latin inscription which translates to "I Call the Living, I Mourn the Dead, I Break the Lightning!".
* One of the roofing tiles on the steeple became loose in May 2023.

## Gallery

The Rear of the Building.Interior in a 1909 postcard.Interior in the 1960's.Interior.Members outside the Church in 1890.The church depicted in the background of the 1909 North Lewis Street Bridge Postcard.
Bassett and Davies Block & Sargent Block

### NRHP?

Yes;All listed on the Downtown Historic District listing, added to the State Register on January 22nd 1992, and the National Register on March 5th 1992.

The Bassett and Davies Block and the Sargent Block are comprised of three connected buildings that are apart of Columbus' Historic Downtown district. The Sargent Block is located at 101 East James Street, the Bassett and Davies Block is located at 107 East James Street, and finally, the addition to the Bassett and Davies Block is located alongside the Sargent Block, at 114/118 North Ludington Street.

## History

### **Bassett and Davies Block**

The Bassett and Davies Block was built by Richard D. Vanaken in 1873 for two of Columbus' early settlers, Daniel Bassett and Uriah Davies. It was originally used as the Bassett and Davies General Store, one of the largest mercantiles in this part of the state. By 1877, the business required more display space, so an additional building was added nearby, adjoined to the Sargent Block building. At the same time, an ell was added to the original building. The original building also housed the American Legion for many years. Daniel Bassett was apparently hot-tempered, and this led to him frequently changing business partners. During the 1970's, the addition building was used as an Iams Dog & Cat Food Store, and additionally sold pet grooming supplies, and featured a silhouette sign-front of a Poodle during this period. This site was surveyed in 1974. From May 16th 2021-December 13th 2022 the addition was the location of the business Ace's Gaming Lounge and Cafe. Since 2019, the original building has been the site of the Columbus Black-Belt Academy, before that it housed the Partners Dance Studio.

### **Sargent Block**

The Sargent Block was built in 1866 by Harvey Loomis and John Sargent. It originally operated as a restaurant. It is currently the site of Cardinal Embroidery and Screen Printing, before that it served as the site of Richard's Insurance.

## Trivia

* On June 14th 2023, roofing maintenance was done on the Sargent Block and Bassett and Davies Addition Building.
James Street Cafe (1863)

## James Street Cafe

The Third Building Down from the Whitney Hotel on James Street, on the 1868 Map. Possibly meant to depict the Cafe.

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### NRHP?

No.

A building housing a Cafe was opened on James Street sometime during the year 1863. It was said to have been located three doors down from the Whitney Hotel, meaning that it would've been located somewhere slightly past where the 1898 Kurth/Atattood art building is located at 120 East James Street, but also potentially somewhere even further past that, as buildings were usually more spread out during that time. The main thing that the Cafe is noted as having served were Muffins, described as "World Famous". Its existence is referenced within an issue of the "Columbus Old Times" Newspaper series from 1995-96, which were reprints of newspaper issues produced in the city between 1855-1890.
G.M. Bowen

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Served as the first principal of the Columbus High School system, when the position was established in January 1876.

**G.M. Bowen** (1847-?) was the first principal of the Columbus High-School system, when it was established in January 1876. Born to M.H. and Matilda Bowen in Amsterdam, New York, the Bowen's relocated to Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin when G.M. was ten years old. They additionally built a farm near Ripon around this time. Three years afterwards, the family moved to the town of Auroraville, Wisconsin, property which was still owned by the family as of 1880. Bowen received his education in the public-schools of Wisconsin, and at the age of about seventeen in 1864, enlisted in Co. 1 of the 7th W.V.L. in Auroraville, and served as part of the Civil War's Army of the Potomac. Bowen was present during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, and was injured during the 4th day of the battle, on May 12th 1864, receiving two wounds, which resulted in a recovery period of several months, rejoining his regiment in August at the Siege of Petersburg. He continued with the regiment until its disbanding at the end of the War. Returning to Auroraville, Bowen spent two years attending and teaching at the common schools. He then entered the State Normal School in Whitewater, Wisconsin in April 1868, and was apart of the first graduating class in 1870. Later that year Bowen was elected the principal of the West District of Jefferson, and the following year was elected Teacher of Mathematics in the Jefferson Liberal Institute. In 1872, he was elected principal of the Wausau High School, being re-elected the following year. Bowen subsequently was elected principal of the Berlin High School in 1874. Afterwards, Bowen was elected as the first principal of the then newly adopted Columbus High School system. Bowen, also known as The Professor, continued in that role until at-least 1880. He was additionally a member of the Masonic Fraternity, and Columbus' Universalist Church.
Fireman's Park Pavilion

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### NRHP?

Yes;Added as part of the Park Complex to the State Register on October 17th 2003, and the National on February 25th 2004.

The Fireman's Park Pavilion, as its name suggests, is a large pavilion building in Fireman's Park, located at 1049 Park Ave. that was constructed in 1916, the year after the park first opened.

## History

The Pavilion was constructed by the Architects Alfred Clas and the Callahn Bros. firm in 1916 at a cost of $10,000. It was used as a public dance hall for many years, but has served many other purposes throughout the years also. For instance during World War II the second floor was used as a roller-skating rink. The design of the building itself is highly similar to some Alpine house-barn designs found in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Today, the building can be rented out from the city to be used for private-events such as parties, weddings, etc. In August 2020, the building was given a new coat of paint, and the structures original windows were replaced.

## Gallery

The Pavilion as depicted in a C. 1930's illustrated postcard.The Pavilion during the Memorial Day 1937 festivities.Cows at the Park as part of the event's Junior-Fair, with the Pavilion in the background.
Columbus Elementary School

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* 2021-2022  (Further building additions;Removal of second playground and installation of third).

### Architect

C.D. Smith Construction & Bray Architects  (2021-2022 Additions).

### NRHP?

No.

The **Columbus Elementary School** located at 200 Fuller Street has been the communities main Elementary School since its construction in 1952. It is apart of the Columbus School District and serves Pre-School-Third Grade classes. When the school originally opened it served Kindergarten-4th Grade.

## Gallery

One of the School's other entrances.The Schools original playground (1995-2017).The original playground demolished in July 2017.The short-lived second playground installed after the first one.A former outdoor sitting area near the playground.An aerial shot from December 2021 showing the construction of the new additions to the school.A map distinguishing between the original portions of the building vs. the new additions.
David D. Kelsey's Blacksmith Shop

Sometime during the 1840's, early Columbus settler David D. Kelsey operated a Blacksmith Shop that was located somewhere on the North Water Street block, a short distance away from his future home at 206 North Ludington Street. Prior to the construction of the first school-house in 1846, Children were educated here.
Washington House

The Washington House was a home in Columbus that was built sometime before 1862, as that's the year it was renovated. Little about this location is known, including it's precise location, its existence is only known today through an issue of the "Columbus Old Times" Newspaper series from 1995-96, which were reprints of newspaper issues produced in the city between 1855-1890. The Newspaper states that the building was entierely renovated in the year 1862, which included the addition of a large commodious dancing hall, implying the possibility that the site was used for town events.
Aerial Images

Aerial Imagery of Notable Locations in Columbus (Or former buildings in the site of present notable-structures), showing what they looked like in the past. Arranged by Decades.

## 1950's

House structure at the present site of Walgreens & Parking Lot (1952).Plum Island (1952).Columbus Elementary School (1953).Jack Winter, Inc. (1953).Buildings at Present McDonald's site (1955).Dollar General & Bob's Beverage Area (1955).High-School & Parking Lot Area (1955).
## 1970's

Dollar General & Bob's Beverage Area (1975)High-School & Parking Lot (1975).
## 1980's

Prairie Ridge Health Hospital (1980).Plum Island (1987).
## 2010's

Plum Island (2013).Aerial Shot of the Entirety of Columbus in 2013.
Philip Schoen's Hotel

What is likely meant to depict the Hotel on the 1868 Map.

In 1856, a man named Philip Schoen commissioned a Hotel to be built, which was opened in April of the same year. It was located at the approximate present location of 146 West Mill Street. its existence is only known today through an issue of the "Columbus Old Times" Newspaper series from 1995-96, which were reprints of newspaper issues produced in the city between 1855-1890. Specifically it was referenced in a clipping from the month it opened, advertising to potential customers. A building is illustrated as being at this site on the 1868 map, making it highly likely that this is meant to represent the Schoen Hotel. A building is also illustrated as being here on the 1890 map, suggesting the possibility that the Hotel could've survived for at-least that long. Either way, it would've been demolished no later than 1910, when the current structure was built here.
Buel's Barn

Buel's Barn was a Barn, presuambly part of a larger farm, that existed in Columbus in the 1880's.

## History

Buel's Barn was located somewhere down-river from Dickason's Mill & Dam. On one particular instance in early 1881, a large breakup of Ice occurred on the Crawfish River, which many of the citizens came out to witness. The piers meant to hold up the gate at the Dam stood strong for a day, until it finally gave way as the ice-flow gained momentum. The pier posts and part of the gate flowed downstream, until the water was nearly level with the floor of Buel's Barn (Meaning that it's location was likely in near proximity to the river).
506 West Mill Street

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506 West Mill Street is a home in Columbus.

## History

A small structure, possibly a small house was first situated here by 1868, according to the map from that year. By 1915, the original structure had been demolished, and was replaced with the current one. The original home is depicted in the two 1909 postcards of the North Lewis Street Bridge. The current home was originally owned by Lawrence Callahan.

## Trivia

* Oddly, the original home is absent on the 1890 map, despite still existing at the time.

## Gallery

The Barn/Shed at the back of the property.
Thomas Smith

### Known for

Early Columbus farmer responsible for the creation of the 1400 Park Ave Farmstead.

**Thomas Smith** (1809-1881) was a farmer born in the County of Suffolk, England. He farmed there until 1832, subsequently emigrating to Canada, arriving in Quebec on May 1st 1832. He worked on farms in upper-Canada until 1836, then briefly relocating to Michigan where he lost his arm. Smith then traveled to Rochester, New York, where he operated a restaurant between 1837-1846. After this Smith finally reached Columbia Co. Wisconsin, locating on a farm in the town of Hampden, where he lived and worked before moving to Columbus in 1861, where he lived and worked on the farm currently at 1400 Park Ave, until his death in 1881. In 1853, during his time in Hampden, Smith wed resident Asenath Laskey, originally a native of Chenango County, New York. They had four children together, Jerome H., Ellen M., Jesse L., and Charles T.

Smith’s first wife was Rhoda Laskey, a sister of his second-wife, who died shortly after the marriage. Asenath died in 1927, and is buried in the local hillside-cemetery. After Thomas’ death, his wife continued to live on the farm, whilst his sons helped manage it, until it was later sold.
Columbus Driving Track

The Columbus Driving Track was a Horse Racing Track that existed in Columbus in the 1870's. The Columbus Old Times Newspaper mentions a horse-race which occurred here sometime in 1877 following a board meeting. The attendance was considered good, but didn't exceed 300 people. The horses that participated in the first race of the day were Libson Girl, Lady Warner, Seven Up, and Dick P. (From Madison). Seven Up ended up winning the race.

## Trivia

* The fact that Columbus had a horse-racing track at this particularly time is ironic, as just a few years later in 1881, Columbus was becoming well known for Horse Thefts, many stolen horses from as far away as Illinois were traced here (Also revealed in the Columbus Old Times).
300/306 West James Street

300/306 West James Street is an old brick home built in 1855 located on West James Street.

## History

The home is a Federal Brick styled home constructed in 1855. Since then, it has long-lost its historic interior architecture, having been completely renovated from the original, likely numerous times. In 2019, an added roof section became an addition on the site of the house, increasing second-floor room space.
Ninabuck Road Bridge

The Ninabuck Road Bridge is a bridge constructed in Columbus in 1907 on Ninabuck Road. In 1996 a new bridge was constructed in its place, and the original bridge was installed at Astico Park along with the Scofield Road Bridge in 2006, after ten years in storage.

## History

The bridge was built by the Elkhart Bridge and Iron Co. in 1907. The site was surveyed in 1994, and the original bridge was removed and replaced in 1996. It was placed in storage for nearly 10 years, until it was installed at Astico Park in 2006. A plaque detailing the bridges history was then installed on it.

## Gallery

The Bridge at its original location.The bridge being installed at Astico Park in 2006.
Dickason's Log Cabin

The Historic Marker on the land where the Log-Cabin once stood.

A Log-Cabin was the first modern structure built in Columbus in the year 1839. It was briefly the home of the City's founder Major Elbert Dickason.

## History

The year after settling in Columbus, Major Elbert Dickason built himself a log cabin. It was located next to what is now 319 North Ludington Street, by the Railroad Station. He enjoyed hunting and fishing on the Crawfish River and thus decided to make the area his home. During the summer of 1839, Dickason platted 12 lots of land across the river from his cabin and up the hill all the way to where the American Packaging Corporation buildings currently stand. The first winter was very severe, with wild game scarce. Dickason had grown a crop of wheat, which he had stacked for the winter. He returned to Illinois for the remaining winter, hoping to restart here in the spring of 1840. Upon returning with his wife and two children he discovered that the stack of wheat had been burned. Dickason and his family abandoned the Log Cabin in 1843, when they moved to Wyocena, where Dickason built a new Log-Cabin. In 1940 a stone with a commemorative plaque was placed where the Cabin once stood. It should additionally be noted that Dickason's brother Jacob settled nearby the Cabin beginning in 1841.

### Alexander McDonald's visit

A man from Madison named Alexander McDonald, along with Daniel Hyer and Mr. Palmer, visited the cabin in May 1839, after being hired by Dickason to construct a Saw-mill on the other side of the Crawfish River. McDonald described the home as being built with logs covered in bark, and having Indian bedsteads around the sides. The home had no floor or fireplace, but a fire was made against the logs at the end of the house, which had since burned out. McDonald stayed the night here when Dickason was absent, but his brother, Jacob the "Colonel" as he was known was at the home with several nephews. They slept on the ground wrapped up in Mackinaw blankets with "smudges" around them to keep away the mosquitoes. The visiting men built a temporary shanty on the other side of the river and soon began work on the Sawmill, with McDonald briefly returning to Madison to bring in the Ox team.

## Sources

* History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Chapter 11, Page 665-666 ().
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Columbus Sprinkler Wagon

A typical example of a Sprinkler Wagon.

A sprinkling wagon once existed in Columbus which featured painted advertisements for many of the local-businesses that existed at the time.

## History

The wagon was built sometime during the Summer of 1886 as revealed in a newspaper clipping from the time, which read as follows "Columbus is to be blessed this summer with a sprinkling wagon decorated in all the colors of the rainbow with advertising for local business places on it".
Railroad Bridge

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Columbus has one Railroad Bridge which crosses over a small stretch of area over the Crawfish River. It is located a few hundred feet past the railroad station and is situated near the Canning Company.

## History

A bridge was first constructed at the site in 1857 when the Railroad first came to Columbus (A railroad line where this bridge would be is shown in the map of the city from the year prior for the projected line of the subsequent railroad). By 1908 a new bridge was constructed here to replace the old one, and still stands to this day.

## Trivia

* The water level under the bridge has heavily lowered since the early 1900's-1930's.
* The original steel truss bridge, according to the "Columbus Old Times" Newspaper reprints, was much longer in length than the current one, being sixty feet in length.

## Gallery

The original bridge depicted on the 1868 Map.The current bridge in 1908.A C. 1909 Postcard of the bridge.The new bridge in the background of a C. 1909 photo of the nearby Dam.The bridge as seen towards the upper-right of a 1930's photo of the Canning Company.
152 North Dickason Blvd.

### NRHP?

Yes;Listed on the Downtown Historic District listing, added to theState Register on January 22nd 1992, and the National Register on March 5th 1992.

**152 North Dickason Blvd.** was a building that previously existed at the aforementioned site. It was demolished on July 20th 2023. It was located between the former Hotel building at 154 North Dickason Blvd. and the building at 140 North Dickason Blvd. Prior to its demolition it was one of the most modern buildings to be found within the Downtown Historic District, despite being around since at-least 1952.
John Prien

**John Prien** (February 18th 1824-April 7th 1904) was a wagon-maker, and subsequently a dealer in farming implements who arrived in Columbus in 1857. Prien was born in Mecklenburg, Germany in 1824. After finishing an apprenticeship he began the wagon-making trade in his home country at the age of 21, continuing there for seven years before emigrating to the United-States, arriving in Milwaukee in 1852. Just a year after arriving in Milwaukee, Prien married Ernestina Krentzfeld, also a native of Germany. He continued his trade here, until moving to Columbus in 1857. He continued manufacturing Wagons here, and subsequently constructed sleighs, bob-sleds, buggies, and farm-machinery. At a later period, Prien additionally sold hardware items, even stoves. Prien's store existed between the present site of 141 West James Street & 159 West James Street (Today the Farmers & Merchants Union Bank), sitting about where the 2006 F&M edition stands today. Prien's home was located nearby (located towards where the back section of the 1919 Bank is today), it later became the Henry Cook house, and was demolished in 1919 when the bank was built. In 1878, Prien had a business partner, William Mirow, thus the store was renamed "Mirow & Prien's store". Mirow was in charge of business operations relating to groceries, drygoods, and clothing, and two years afterwards married Prien's daughter. In 1887, they had a daughter named Eliza. Prien is also known to have owned land outside of Columbus, somewhere on Elba road. He rented the land out to villagers' for use as a cow pasture. He required each user to pay $1 a year for their cow to be in the pasture, which went towards a fund, which Prien could use to replace a cow if any died on the property.

## Sources

* Butterfield, C. W. History of Columbia County, WI. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1880, pp. 975-976.
* The Story of Columbus by Fred A. Stare pp. 238-239.
Dickason's Mill & Dam

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Dickason's Mill was one of the earliest structures built in Columbus following its founding. it survived intact for 140 years until it burned down in 1979. a modern Dam still inhabits the site on Udey Street however, continuing to regulate the water-flow of the Crawfish River.

## History

In May 1839 Columbus founder Elbert Dickason hired a man from Madison named Alexander McDonald, along with Daniel Hyer and a Mr. Palmer to construct a Sawmill on the other side of the river from his home. The visitors were permitted to stay at Dickason's residence whilst the work was being done. They soon began construction, with McDonald briefly returning to Madison to bring in an Ox team. The project cost $10,000 which was paid for out of Dickason's own funds. By 1840 a grist-flour mill was also constructed here, but payments were not made to Lewis Ludington or John Hustis who there were land agreements with. By 1844 Ludington and Hustis had grown impatient waiting for their money, paying Dickason $600 to take over the property. Following this Col. Jeremiah Drake and his son William took ownership over the mill and the dam. The Drakes soon built the first wood-frame house in the village, and started the first recorded business called "Drake & Sons Provision Store, located near the dam. In 1849 Joseph Manning bought the mill for $9000 and made significant upgrades to its grinding stones. Drake had previously installed four stones to grind the wheat into flour, as-well as a steam boiler to provide power when the water level was low. Myron C. Udey bought the mill in 1899, turning it into the town's first feed mill. Flour production ceased in 1930, but operations continued under use as a feed mill, until the entire mill was destroyed in a deliberate fire in 1979, as a training exercise by the Fire-Department. At the time of its demise, the mill was Columbus' oldest surviving structure. A dam still operates here today however.

## Trivia

* DeGolyer & Son. of Beaver Dam came to Columbus in 1890 to repair the Mill's 70-horse power engine.

## Gallery

The Mill and Dam in 1908.The Dam, Opposite of the Mill, C. 1909.The Mill & Dam in an Illustrated postcard from around 1910 (Note: The Canning Company in the background).1911 Postcard of the Canning Company & the Dam.The Mill & Dam in 1911.The Mill & Dam in 1920.The Dam with the Canning Company in the background.
Wisconsin Academy Building

The **Wisconsin Academy Building** was a location in Columbus, constructed in 1949 at N2355 Duborg Rd.

## History

It was a Religious Boarding High-School, part of the Wisconsin Academy, which was founded in 1899 by the Wisconsin Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. They were initially based in Arpin, Wisconsin, until moving to Columbus on September 4th 1949, and constructing this building. The original building no longer exists, but the Academy still operates, and two smaller buildings are currently at the site.

## Gallery

A group of Students and Staff outside the building shortly after its construction.
242 South Dickason Blvd.

### NRHP?

Yes;Added on the group listing for the South Dickason Blvd. District on the state register on July 26th 1998, and the National Register on March 4th 1999.

**242 South Dickason Blvd.** is a house on South Dickason Blvd, constructed in the Queen Anne style in 1899.

## History

The house was originally owned by a man named G.A. Buhrman. The site was surveyed in 1996. The interior of the home is fairly well intact.
The Great Band Tournament of 1884

On September 10th 1884, A great band tournament under the auspices of the Columbus Cornet Band was held. Many other cornet bands were attending the event too and $90 worth of prizes were distributed. The procession began at 10 A.M. in front of the Hewins house, followed by the bands parading through the principal streets of the city. They then marched to the grove, where dinner was served by the ladies of the city, and the bands united in carrying out a grand program. A dance was then held in the grove under the canvas, and in the evening a ball was held at Turner Hall. Ex-Gov. Lewis was the president of the event, whilst H.M. Brown was the Marshall, and J.J. Sutton served as the orator.
Masterypoints

Mastery points are gained through various activities. Starting from level grinding, quests, through Dungeons and Ascendant Spire Arena. One can also buy mastery points from players in a form of dewberries(grants 1 point per berry) and moon-touched dewberries(grants 2 points per berry).

Every character level up, player gets **two mastery points** that one get to spend on whichever ability one choose, which provide lots of different builds. You can assign points one by one, 10x, 100x and 500x. Reseting points assignment is free and can be used whenever one wants. There are 4 grades per option, each one increases in points needed to advance to next step.

Command: **!masterypoints**

**Character mastery window offers various options to choose from, like:**

* *Health* (in percents)
* *Mana* (in percents)
* Revitalize
* Defense
* Attack Speed
* *Magic/Melee/Distance* (depends on your vocation)
* SpellCraft
* *Critical Chance* (in percents)
* *Critical Damage* (in percents)
Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull, named after the legendary Lakota leader, was a boat that existed in Columbus in the 1880's, as mentioned from a short newspaper story from 1887 which recounted that Coon (presuambly the owner of the vessel) had to repair the boat, during supposed rumors of war with Canada. The account read as follows "They say Coon has got his boat 'Sitting Bull' in dry dock for repairs. We don't know whether rumors of war with Canada have anything to do with it or not, but if the blue noses come down the Crawfish to catch our bull heads or pickerel they will find several boats ready to take their fish away".
103 North Ludington Street

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At 103 North Ludington Street there is a retail building, constructed in 1853 by A.G. Cooper. Throughout its history, its primarily been used as a drug-store.

## History

The building continuously operated as various drug-stores between 1865-2002 (Including John Williams' Drugstore and R. Samson Pharmacy). It was during Williams' ownership that the building got the nickname of the "Corner Drugstore". The original outdoor basement entrance on the side of the building was covered up when the sidewalks were paved. The basement once housed an Oyster Bar, whilst the second floor served as professional offices, and the third floor was a meeting room.

## Gallery

The Building as depicted on the 1868 Map.
Columbus Cheese Factory

Sometime between early to mid 1870, The Columbus Cheese Factory opened (Possibly on a Monday based on context-clues). It was initially operated by Mr. Shepard who lived near Ripon Wisconsin. Milk from 100 Cows was used at the factory for Cheese production. It's unknown whether or not these numbers increased as the factory continued, or its precise location. Its existence is only known today through an issue of the "Columbus Old Times" Newspaper series from 1995-96, which were reprints of newspaper issues produced in the city between 1855-1890.
1868 Map

## East James Street

Whitney Hotel.(Likely) James Street Cafe (1863).Alfred Morland's Saloon (Likely;Present site of 120 East James Street).
## South Ludington Street

Building at the present site of 159 South Ludington Street.First School.
## West Mill Street

Philip Schoen's Hotel (Present Site of 146 West Mill Street).Building at the current site of 506 West Mill Street.
## North Birdsey Street

Early Lutheran Church (Formerly located approx. somewhere at the present site of 310 North Birdsey Street).
Mastery Points

Every level up, players get two mastery points that they get to spend on which ever ability they choose.

Command: !masterypoints

**Mastery points options**

* Health
* Mana
* Capacity
* Defense Skill
* Attack Speed Skill
* Revitalize Skill
* Fighting Skill

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Jack Winter, Inc.

Jack Winter, Inc. was a clothing factory that operated in Columbus from the late 1930's until the 1960's at the location of what is now the parking-lot for the Farmers & Merchants Union Bank at 159 West James Street.

## History

The Factory was built in the late 1930's, and the corporation was named after its founder Jack Winter. Although initially a manufacturer of Men's Pants, the company became one of the first manufacturers of Women's Slacks beginning in 1953, and one that set trends in Women's sports and knitwear. The Columbus Factory was just one location, the company additionally operated 100 clothing stores across the U.S. Winter himself retired in 1986, and passed away in 1991, at the age of 82. Sometime after its closing in the 1960's, the Columbus Factory was demolished, and eventually became the parking lot for the nearby Farmers & Merchants Union Bank.