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Why don't we rename the city to Franklinton? It was an actual settlement in the region, while Columbus was an artificial capital city established by the state 15 years later.
There's two other Franklintons in the US, but both are under 3500 people.
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CHANGE COLUMBUS' NAME
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wildgoose77
Not at all creative.
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Speaking of trendy, somebody's been calling us "The CO".
Posted 4 years ago # -
artbomb112
The Heights
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MikeReed wrote I'm going to start a campaign to attract and retain the name Columbus.
This will surely bore the name and cause it to move to New York or Chicago.
Posted 4 years ago # -
artbomb112
The Heights
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And I like the idea of keeping the name the same, but I hate it's association with the namesake.
I would much prefer Franklinton's association with Ben Franklin. At least that guy did some awesome things.
Columbus..... not so much.
Posted 4 years ago # -
Jonzun
Columbus, D.C., Atlanta, Raleigh, Atlanta
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Walker wrote I think 90% of the time Columbus is first and foremost associated with Ohio.
We just need to be bigger and uniquer and there will be no doubt which Columbus is the best.
:D
Hell, I live in Atlanta, and when they talk about Columbus (GA) on the news, I immediately think Columbus (OH) everytime.
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gramarye
In Exile
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JimL2 wrote Come on guys, this one's too easy.
Columlightrail.
Yeah right. The way things are now, Carlumbus would be much more accurate. Never mind less enunciatologically challenging.
I like the name Guy Who Discovered San Salvador. But then we'd be Guy Who Discovered San Salvador, Ohio, and there's no San Salvador, Ohio, so that might get confusing.
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hockeyfan34
Columbus
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I don't know if Franklinton would be a good idea. Aren't we just trading one famous person who has never set foot in this region (Christopher Columbus) for another? (Ben Franklin) How about Clarettville? :lol:
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blammo
in the shadow of the wonder of bread
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hockeyfan34 wrote I don't know if Franklinton would be a good idea. Aren't we just trading one famous person who has never set foot in this region (Christopher Columbus) for another? (Ben Franklin) How about Clarettville? :lol:
Woodyworld
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artbomb112
The Heights
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Jerry Revishville.
Ha.
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The Hegemo
Delusions of Grandview
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Grove City North
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artbomb112
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Laputa.
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Walker I like Franklinton, at least it would be different. But I would suggest that if we go to the trouble, it should ring different and crazy unique- we need all the help we can get in the Midwest. For instance (just a for instance) Zenith (yes cheesy but so is Phoenix if you get down to it). Zenith (or whatever) would be on the CNN weathermaps-- "A chance of snow in Zenith, I love that name and I love that city too!"-- skipping the more boring midwestern names. Maybe Xena, the Buckeye Warrior City might work too--ta ha-- but I'm serious about all this. Why the hell not?
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hockeyfan34
Columbus
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How about we stick it to the man and call it "Columbus,Ohio" so now everyone's address will end with Columbus,Ohio , Ohio 4XXXX.
Posted 4 years ago # -
Coremodels
Really close to Explorer's Club.
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Xenia would sue us for gimmick infringement.
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The Hegemo
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hockeyfan34 wrote How about we stick it to the man and call it "Columbus,Ohio" so now everyone's address will end with Columbus,Ohio , Ohio 4XXXX.
The Cincinnati suburb of Indian Hill officially changed their name to "The Village of Indian Hill" so that even when they went over 5,000 population and were officially a city, they'd still be a "village"
The Village of Columbus?
Or we could take a cue from Hamilton, Ohio and become
Columbus!
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