Short North Arts District in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Austrian Oak won the Mr. World Professional Body Building Contest at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in September 1970. He also won another 13 world bodybuilding championships. Gaining worldwide fame as an action film star, he was Businessman, investor, author, and served as chairman of the President's council on physical fitness and sports. He was Elected the 38th governor of the great state of California serving from 2003 until 2011. In 1976 he founded what would become the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus Ohio.
"Reach for the next goal - never stop dreaming and stay hungry. Life's joy is in the doing."
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Erected 2012 by Dr. Robert Goldman on behalf of the International Sports Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Sports. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1970.
Location. 39° 58.325′ N, 83° 0.142′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in the Short North Arts District. It is at the intersection of North High Street and Spruce Street, on the left when traveling south on North High Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 486 N High St, Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
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Other markers no longer nearby. HighBall (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); Goodale Park (was about 700 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Short North (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
