<P> Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County . The city proper has also expanded and annexed portions of adjoining Delaware County and Fairfield County . Named for explorer Christopher Columbus , the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers , and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816 . </P>
<P> Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County . The city proper has also expanded and annexed portions of adjoining Delaware County and Fairfield County . Named for explorer Christopher Columbus , the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers , and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816 . </P>
when did columbus became the capital of ohio
when did columbus became the capital of ohio
1816
1816