Howard History

January 29, 2006

1963: Millions for Columbia

On Jan. 31, 1963, Connecticut General committed $18 million - an amount later increased to $23.5 million - for the acquisition of land for what later would become the planned community of Columbia in Howard County.

[Source: Columbia, A Celebration, David Hobby and Susan Thornton Hobby.]

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