Short North Arts District in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022
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. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tod Barracks, 1863 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln Goodale (approx. ¼ mile away); James S. Tyler / Tyler Family Legacy (approx. ¼ mile away); Flytown (approx. 0.4 miles away); Reverend Father Alexander Cestelli / Chiesta Italiana di San Giovanni Battista (approx. 0.4 miles away); Father Rocco Petrarca (approx. 0.4 miles away); Columbia Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); General John Hunt Morgan, CSA / Morgan's Escape (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 25, 2022
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 109 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.