Columbian

Not to be confused with Colombian.

Columbian is the adjective form of Columbia. It may refer to:

Buildings

• The Columbian Theatre, a music hall in northeastern Kansas
• The Columbian (Chicago), a building in Illinois

Published works

• The Columbian, a daily newspaper published in Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
• Olympia Pioneer and Democrat, the first newspaper published in what is now the state of Washington, was known in its first two years (1852-53) as The Columbian.
• The Columbian Orator, a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797
• Columbian Magazine, a monthly magazine published from 1786 to 1792

Transportation

• Columbian (B&O train), a passenger train operated by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad until 1971
• Columbian (MILW train), a passenger train which operated from 1911 to 1955
• Sternwheeler Columbian disaster, a sternwheeler lost in the worst accident in the Yukon River's history in 1906

Other uses

• Columbian (typography), a name for 16-point type
• Columbian Period, the geological period 2060–1780 MYA named after the supercontinent Columbia
• An early alternative name for inhabitants of the United States
• Columbian Issue, a set of U.S. postage stamps marking the 1893 World Columbian Exposition
• World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893
• Columbian High School, Tiffin, Ohio
• Columbian School (disambiguation)
• Anything pertaining to the Knights of Columbus, (i.e. Columbian values)

See also

• British Columbia
• Pre-Columbian era
• All pages with titles containing Columbian
• Columbia (disambiguation)
• Columbiad, a type of large-caliber cannon from the 19th century
• Columbiana (disambiguation)
• Colombia (disambiguation)
• Colombian (disambiguation)
• Colombiana (disambiguation)
• Colombino (disambiguation)