Columbus Area Business Hall of Fame

Columbus Area Business Hall of Fame. Founders. , Vincent Kummer , Born 1821 , Berne, Switzerland, John Rickly , Born March 19, 1815 , Berne, Switzerland, Jacob Louis , Born September 2, 1834 , Wurttemberg, Germany, Charles Reinke , Born May 15, 1828 , Germany, Fred Gottschalk , Born January 27, 1827 , Germany, Jacob Guter , Born November 19, 1828 , Germany, John P. Becker , Born May 29, 1833 , Germany, Anthony Voll , Born April, 1834 , Bavaria, Michael Smith , Born July 2, 1831 , Germany, Charles Bremer , Born July 28, 1828 , Prussia, Henry Lusche , Born June 1, 1823 , Germany, John Browner , Born June 24, 1820 , Wexford, Ireland, John C. Wolfel , Born 1828 , Germany, Doretha Wolfel , Born 1838 , Columbus, Ohio, Adam Denk , Born 1815 , Bavaria, John Held , Born December 17, 1824 , Wurttemberg, Germany, The Founders of Columbus, Nebraska chose this site because of their vision for a business opportunity; namely the founding of a town along the potential route of a transcontinental railway. As it turns out, they were right about that route and their gamble paid off. With that beginning on May 29, 1856, rooted in a culture of entrepreneurship and business, Columbus has remained a place that embraces business, private enterprise, risk, and the opportunity to provide a good living and a good life for families. While not all these founders were business people in the traditional sense, nonetheless they all took that first gamble on a business proposition and had a part in creating such a place…and as such are worthy of induction into the Columbus Area Business Hall of Fame., The Columbus Area Business Hall of Fame was created by the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce in 2006 as part of the city’s 150th Anniversary to honor people who, through their actions and vision, had significant impact on the growth and development of business and industry.