▁to ▁bring ▁pione ers ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁agricult ural , ▁industrial , ▁and ▁transport ation ▁hub , ▁using ▁the ▁river ▁as ▁the ▁source ▁for ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁these ▁operations . ▁The ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁plan ▁included ▁a ▁rect angular ▁grid ▁of ▁city ▁blocks ▁th ir teen ▁long ▁and ▁eight ▁wide ▁which ▁en comp ass ed ▁the ▁area ▁bounded ▁by ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁ 1 7 th ▁Street , ▁ 1 0 th ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁the ▁river , ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁as ▁the ▁Columb us ▁Historic ▁District . ▁At ▁several ▁locations ▁throughout ▁the ▁area ▁were ▁" squ ares " ▁dedicated ▁to ▁civ ic , ▁religious , ▁and ▁academic ▁use , ▁among ▁them ▁Church ▁Square ▁between ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁Aven ues ▁and ▁ 1 1 th ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁Stre ets . ▁Of ▁the ▁squares ▁designated ▁for ▁religious ▁use , ▁Church ▁Square ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁to ▁still ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁that ▁purpose ▁at ▁present . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁con greg ations ▁Church ▁Square ▁has ▁been ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁Bapt ists ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁Method ists ▁since ▁its ▁in ception . ▁Lot ▁B , ▁the ▁southern ▁lot , ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁Method ists ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁while ▁the ▁northern ▁Lot ▁A ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Bapt ists ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bapt ists ▁The ▁Bapt