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Who We Are
Located 12 miles east of Columbus, Reynoldsburg is a community of 33,000 covering eleven square miles. Known for its low crime rate, its well-kept streets, its quality schools, and its stable economy, Reynoldsburg offers an excellent community standard of living.
Incorporating parts of three counties—Franklin, Licking and Fairfield—Reynoldsburg maintains its own nationally high-ranking police department.
Fire services are provided by the Truro Township Fire Department, while water and utility services are provided through the city of Columbus.
Reynoldsburg has an outstanding park system consisting of six city parks encompassing 248 acres. Here you'll find supervised playgrounds, recreational activities, gym facilities, a bike path, horseshoe pits, tennis courts, and a much beloved skate park. A privately owned bowling alley and swimming pool also operate within the city, and Blacklick Woods Metro Park—one of the areas oldest and busiest—provides an additional 643 acres of parkland featuring hiking and biking trails, undisturbed forest, open meadows and fields, seasonal ponds, and abundant wildlife.
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What You'll Find Here
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Livingston House Park & Museum Located on Graham Road, the house—now on the National Register of Historic Places—was built by plant breeder, horticulturist, and seed merchant, Alexander W. Livingston, a Reynoldsburg native who became internationally known for his development of the first commercial tomatoes.
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National Trail Raceway One of the fastest tracks in the Midwest, the raceway has hosted NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) national events regularly since 1972.
What We're Known For
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The Tomato Festival The highlight of the summer, the Festival is held each year in September, and features every possible culinary incarnation of the tomato, as well as a parade, games, entertainment, a car and bike cruise-in, and a civil war encampment.
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The Scottish American Society Reynoldsburg celebrates its Scottish heritage year round, culminating in Reynoldsburg Tartan Day which features pipers, highland and country dancers, games, athletic demonstrations, weaponry displays, and more.
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