Dublin Construction history

1947 The first high school football team organized.

1953 Washington Township was the first in Franklin County to establish its own zoning.

1956 New ambulance purchased.

1959 The first bank opened in Dublin.

1960 Dublin celebrates its sesquicentennial (150 years). The official date is June 10th but the village celebrated for a week with The Scioto Heritage pageant.

1961 Indian Run Elementary opened for grades 1-4.

1962 First Kiwanis Frog Jump.

1965 First Comprehensive Development Plan adopted.

1967 Dublin’s first bank robbery.

1971 The West outer belt, I-270, was opened between I-71 North and I-70 West.

1973 Dublin High School (today known as Dublin Coffman High School) opened.

1975 Dublin Chamber of Commerce established with 17 members.

1977 Dublin Chamber of Commerce held first major fundraiser, the Harvest Ball at Riviera Country Club.

1979 Village Council adopts a Charter and a council/manager form of government.

1984 City Council establishes the Dublin Arts Council.

1986 Route 33/161 bridge over the Scioto River reopened after widening; 5,000 residents attended the celebration.

In 1993 the College also began to boost recruitment from within Dublin city by developing a series of access programmes (TAP). The aim was to raise the number of young adults from socio-economic and ethnic groups underrepresented in higher education coming to university.

In 2004 the City of Dublin wrote a history of the village and city, “Dublin’s Journey”. The book tells many of the characteristics that contribute to the character of our community including landscaping regulations put in place when the village was in a forming state of development.