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Over many hundreds of thousands of years, particles and sediment bond together and a concretion develops. This concretion sits among a large formation of shale bedrock in one portion of the park.

One of the many features that is unique to Quarry Trails Park are waterfalls. An observation deck is being constructed for viewing a larger waterfall on the site.

The Scioto Audubon Metro Park, a greenspace created from a partnership with the Ohio Audubon and the Columbus Metro Parks. Both the park and the Grange Insurance Audubon Center were dedicated on August 28, 2009.

Near Canal Winchester, the Slate Run Metro Park includes a restored wetland and is the Slate Run Living Historical Farm, which lets visitors experience first-hand what life was like on an Ohio farm in the 1880s.

Goodale Park hosts ComFest (short for Community Festival) during the last weekend of June. ComFest is a three-day music festival promoted as the largest non-commercial festival in the United States.

The Columbus Arts Festival, sponsored by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, began in 1962 on the Statehouse lawn. This aerial view shows the 1984 Greater Columbus Arts Festival with the theme of “An Eyeful by the River.”

Parks around Columbus were destinations for company sponsored outings such as this Phoenix Printing Company picnic held at Spring Lakes, in Berwick, in July 1924.

Cromwell Dixon was a famous Columbus aeronaut admired for his bravery and innovation at a young age. On June 9, 1907, 14-year-old Cromwell Dixon flew his homemade Sky-Cycle over the skies at Driving Park for more than an hour, demonstrating his…

In 1897, Goodale Park was the venue for the National Conference of Mayors and Councilmen from around the country. Attendees are pictured around the park’s gazebo.

In 1861 Goodale Park became a rendezvous for 8,000 Union soldiers. The park was known as “Camp Jackson” until the soldiers were moved to Camp Chase. Pictured here are Civil War soldiers from Camp Chase, possibly at a later reunion event in the 1870s.