#21 Columbus Barracks, also known as Fort Hayes, originally Arsenal storing small arms during Civil War, construction began November 1863, completed in 1864, later became recruiting center and renamed Columbus Barracks in 1875, renamed Fort Hayes in 1922, declared excess property in 1965, now part of Columbus Public Schools, Circa 1900.

What Columbus, Ohio looked like at the Turn of the 20th Century

#21 Columbus Barracks, also known as Fort Hayes, originally Arsenal storing small arms during Civil War, construction began November 1863, completed in 1864, later became recruiting center and renamed Columbus Barracks in 1875, renamed Fort Hayes in 1922, declared excess property in 1965, now part of Columbus Public Schools, Circa 1900.

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