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  2. O'Shaughnessy Dam (Ohio) - Wikipedia

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    O'Shaughnessy Dam (Ohio) /  40.15389°N 83.12583°W  / 40.15389; -83.12583. The O'Shaughnessy Dam is located on the Scioto River near Dublin, Ohio, United States. The dam forms O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, which is a major source of drinking water for the city of Columbus. It was completed in 1925 following recommendations of then ...

  3. Olentangy River - Wikipedia

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    The Olentangy River is the primary source of drinking water for much of Delaware County. Both the City of Delaware and Del-Co Water Company, the supplier of drinking water to most of rural Delaware County (and other communities beyond), draw the majority of their water supplies from the Olentangy system. Twenty-two miles of the Olentangy have ...

  4. Vinton County, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 415 square miles (1,070 km 2), of which 412 square miles (1,070 km 2) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km 2) (0.6%) is water. Waterways. Most of Vinton County is in the Raccoon Creek watershed. Most of the rest of the county, to the west, is in the Salt Creek watershed.

  5. Ohio State University - Wikipedia

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    Founding and early years (1870–1899) University Hall was the first building on campus, built in 1873 and reconstructed in 1976. The proposal of a manufacturing and agriculture university in central Ohio was initially met in the 1870s with hostility from the state's agricultural interests and competition for resources from Ohio University, which was chartered by the Northwest Ordinance and ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Griggs Dam - Wikipedia

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    Construction cost. $700,000. Griggs Dam is located within the Columbus, Ohio city limits, on the Scioto River near Upper Arlington, Ohio, in Franklin County. The dam forms Griggs Reservoir, which is a major source of drinking water for the city of Columbus. Named after the city's chief engineer, Julian Griggs, [1] [2] the dam was completed in ...

  8. OASIS International - Wikipedia

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    OASIS International. OASIS International is an American company that manufactures drinking water coolers, non-refrigerated water fountains, bottled water dispensers, and dehumidifiers in 80 countries [2] in North America, Asia, and the EMEA regions. Its head office is in Columbus, Ohio and it has production facilities in Mexico and Poland.

  9. Scioto River - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Scioto River watershed. The Scioto River (/ s aɪ ˈ oʊ t ə / sy-OH-tə) is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles (372 km) in length. It rises in Hardin County just north of Roundhead, Ohio, flows through Columbus, Ohio, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, flows south into Appalachian Ohio, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth.