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  2. Ohio Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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    The Ohio Penitentiary, also known as the Ohio State Penitentiary, was a prison operated from 1834 to 1984 in downtown Columbus, Ohio, in what is now known as the Arena District. The state had built a small prison in Columbus in 1813, but as the state's population grew the earlier facility was not able to handle the number of prisoners sent to ...

  3. Santa Maria Ship & Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Santa Maria Ship & Museum was a museum ship in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The craft was a full-size replica of the Santa MarĂ­a, one of three ships Christopher Columbus used in 1492 during his first voyage to the Americas. The ship was displayed in Columbus from 1991 to 2014, when it had to be relocated due to the Scioto Mile project ...

  4. Hilltop (Columbus, Ohio) - Wikipedia

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    Hilltopis one of the largest neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio, located west of Franklintonand Downtown. The Greater Hilltop area contains newer and historic neighborhoods, schools, various stores, industrial areas, and recreational facilities. The development pattern is considered a distinct suburb. The majority of the area is predominantly ...

  5. Battelle Memorial Institute - Wikipedia

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    Battelle Memorial Institute (or simply Battelle) is a private nonprofit applied science and technology development company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The institute opened in 1929 but traces its origins to the 1923 will of Ohio industrialist Gordon Battelle which provided for its creation and his mother Annie Maude Norton Battelle who left ...

  6. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services - Wikipedia

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    jfs .ohio .gov. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services ( ODJFS) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government [1] responsible for supervising the state's public assistance, workforce development, unemployment compensation, child and adult protective services, adoption, child care, and child support programs.

  7. Too old to work? Some Americans on the job late in life ...

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    All told, about one in five Americans aged 65 and older are employed, according to the Census Bureau. Many older adults are wary of seeing a peer shoved aside because of his age and, like Forest ...

  8. Taskrabbit - Wikipedia

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    TaskRabbit founder Leah Busque at TechCrunch Disrupt (2012). TaskRabbit, Inc. d/b/a TaskRabbit operates an online marketplace that matches freelance labor with local demand, allowing people to find help with tasks including personal assistance, furniture assembly, moving, delivery, and handyman work.

  9. History of Columbus, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Columbus, the capital city of Ohio, was founded on the east bank of the Scioto River in 1812. The city was founded as the state's capital beside the town of Franklinton, since incorporated into Columbus. The city's growth was gradual, as early residents dealt with flooding and cholera epidemics, and the city had few direct connections to other ...