Whenever something gets torn up, people tend to pay more attention. So it is with Military Road in Columbus. The street seems to be constantly torn up by the city''s drainage improvements. That has resulted in my being asked, why is it called Military Road. Those who are old Columbus residents ask if Andrew Jackson really marched down it on the way to the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
Military Road does have its origins with Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans. However, Jackson never
Rufus Ward is a Columbus native a local historian. E-mail your questions about local history to Rufus at [email protected].
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