LAND TRANSPORTATION

  • stagecoach

    The stagecoach, a heavy and cumbersome carriage often without any form of springs, is introduced in Britain 1640.
  • stagecoach

    The stagecoach, a heavy and cumbersome carriage often without any form of springs, is introduced in Britain 1640.
  • Conestoga wagon

    George Washington and the Conestoga wagon: 1755
  • Bridgewater Canal

    Bridgewater Canal:1759-1761
  • railroad

    In 1852, the first railroad tracks were laid in Hilliard, Ohio. These railroad tracks were completed in 1853 and the railroad opened in Hilliard
  • fairgrounds

    The Franklin County Fair began in the mid 1800s, but the first fair in Hilliard’s fairgrounds was in 1918.
  • fairgrounds

    The Franklin County Fair continued to be a popular summertime event. The fairgrounds got a new grandstand in 1941.
  • Traveling down Hilliard-Cemetery Rd.

    In 1979, an underpass was opened that made traveling down Hilliard-Cemetery Rd. much easier because you could now drive under the train track
  • Hilliard City School District

    In 2000, the total population for all the townships, villages and cities that live in the Hilliard City School District was reported to be 79,125