Genoa Park is a

urban park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to r ...

along the west bank of the

Scioto River The Scioto River ( ) is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 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, and meets t ...

in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The park, located between Broad and Rich Streets as part of the

Scioto Mile The Scioto Mile is a collection of parks and trails along both banks of the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio, connecting parts of the Scioto Greenway Trail with downtown Columbus and Franklinton. The nine parks cover . History At the beginnin ...

park grouping, is named after

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...

, the birthplace of

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

and one of Columbus'

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. It opened in 1999.

History

The park was expanded from 2011 to 2015, along with the parks along the entire

. The river was stagnant and muddy due to the Main Street Dam, a low head dam built in 1918 to control flooding, but which doubled the width of the river to . The dam removal in 2013, along with sediment removal, narrowed the river to , giving the city access to of previously-submerged shoreline. The parks have helped revitalize the city's downtown area.

Attributes

The park follows the curve of the Scioto River on its western bank. The Oval, an open green space, was underwater prior to the Main Street Dam removal in 2013. The park features an amphitheater and fountains. Public artwork and monuments include ''

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'', the Columbus Police Memorial, several works as part of '' Scioto Lounge'', and the statue of Lucas Sullivant. The river bank features a

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, a natural line of plants along the river, keeping soil from eroding into the water.

Gallery

File:Genoa Park, Columbus 01.jpg, Park sign by Broad Street File:Scioto Mile 02.jpg, View from

Rhodes State Office Tower The James A. Rhodes State Office Tower is a 41-story, skyscraper on Capitol Square in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The Rhodes Tower was completed and occupied in 1974, and is currently the tallest building in Columbus and the fifth tallest in O ...

File:CoGo COSI station 03.jpg,

CoGo CoGo Bike Share is a public bicycle sharing system serving Columbus, Ohio and its suburbs. The service is operated by the bikeshare company Motivate (part of Lyft, Inc.) It was created in July 2013 with 300 bikes and 30 docking stations, since ...

bikeshare station

References

External links

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Scioto Mile page
{{Columbus Recreation and Parks 1999 establishments in Ohio Broad Street (Columbus, Ohio) Franklinton (Columbus, Ohio) Parks established in 1999 Parks in Columbus, Ohio

History

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