'Columbia' was the first popular and poetic name for the United States, and has inspired the names of many things. For the original Columbia, see Columbia (name)''.

Contents

Places

Places in North America

U.S. cities or towns

Other places in the U.S.

Places outside North America

Well-known companies

Educational institutions

Technology

Vehicles

Spaceships

Ships

Rail

Other

Fictional uses

Songs

Other

See also

Places

Places in North America

★ Columbia River

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★ Upper Columbia United Tribes, certain Native American peoples near the Columbia River

★ British Columbia

★ District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)

★ Mount Columbia (Colorado)

★ Mount Columbia (Alberta)

★ Columbia Glacier (Alaska)

★ Columbia Glacier (Washington)

★ Columbia Peak in the state of Washington

★ Columbia Icefield in Alberta and British Columbia

U.S. cities or towns

★ Columbia, South Carolina, the state capital

★ Columbia, Alabama

★ Columbia, California

★ Columbia, Connecticut

★ Columbia, Illinois

★ Columbia, Iowa

★ Columbia, Kentucky

★ Columbia, Louisiana

★ Columbia, Maryland

★ Columbia, Mississippi

★ Columbia, Missouri, home of the University of Missouri

★ Columbia, New Hampshire

★ Columbia, New Jersey

★ Columbia, New York

★ Columbia, North Carolina

★ Columbia, Pennsylvania

★ Columbia, Tennessee

★ Columbia, Virginia

Other places in the U.S.

★ Columbia Beach, Washington

★ Columbia Center, New York

★ Columbia Center, Ohio

★ Columbia City, Indiana

★ Columbia City, Oregon

★ Columbia County, Arkansas

★ Columbia County, Florida

★ Columbia County, Georgia

★ Columbia County, New York

★ Columbia County, Oregon

★ Columbia County, Pennsylvania

★ Columbia County, Washington

★ Columbia Cross Roads, Pennsylvania

★ Columbia Heights, Minnesota

★ Columbia Heights, Oregon

★ Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C.

★ Columbia Station, Ohio

★ Columbia Township, Jackson County, Michigan

★ Columbia Township, Tuscola County, Michigan

★ Columbia Township, Van Buren County, Michigan

★ Columbia Valley Gardens, Washington

★ Columbia Falls, Montana

★ West Columbia, Texas

Places outside North America

★ Columbia Road market, an East London street flower market

Well-known companies

★ Columbia Aircraft

★ Columbia Automobile Company

★ Columbia Bicycles

★ CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System

★ Columbia Graphophone Company

★ Columbia Helicopters

★ Columbia Management Group

★ Columbia Masterworks Records

★ Columbia Music Entertainment

★ Columbia Pictures

★ Columbia Records

★ Columbia Sussex

★ Columbia Sportswear

★ Columbia University Press, publisher of the Columbia Encyclopedia

Educational institutions

★ Columbia University

★ any of several Columbia Colleges

★ Columbia Theological Seminary

★ Columbia School of Broadcasting

★ Columbia Union College

★ University of the District of Columbia

★ University of British Columbia

★ University of Northern British Columbia

★ British Columbia Institute of Technology

Technology

★ Columbia Nuclear Generating Station in Washington

★ Columbia (supercomputer), a NASA supercomputer

Vehicles

Spaceships

★ Space Shuttle ''Columbia'', the first spaceworthy space shuttle, disintegrated during reentry in 2003

★ the Apollo Command/Service Module of ''Apollo 11''

Ships

★ USS ''Columbia'', several ships of the US Navy

★ HMS ''Columbia'', several ships of the Royal Navy

★ Lightship ''Columbia'', WLV-604, the first lightship on the Pacific Coast of the United States, docked in Astoria, Oregon

★ ''Columbia'' (excursion steamer), a historic excursion steamer docked in Ecorse, Michigan, United States

★ ''Columbia'' (1871 yacht), winner of the 1871 America's Cup race

★ ''Columbia'' (1899 yacht), winner of the 1899 and 1901 America's Cup races

★ Spirit of British Columbia British Columbia Ferry

Rail

★ Columbia, the type 2-4-2 railroad locomotive in the Whyte notation

★ Columbian (B&O), a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train between Jersey City, New Jersey and Chicago, Illinois

★ Columbian (passenger train), a former Milwaukee Road train between Chicago and Tacoma

Other

★ ''Columbia'', airplane piloted by Clarence Duncan Chamberlin when he was the second person to solo across the Atlantic

★ Columbia automobile, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (1893-1917)

Fictional uses

★ ''Columbia'', a spaceship in Wally Wood's comic story ''Dark Side of the Moon'', published in 1950

★ ''Columbia (NX-02)'', a fictional starship on the television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise''

★ Columbia, a character in ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''

★ Columbia Airlines, fictional airline from ''Airport 1975''

★ a Battlestar from both the original and the re-imagined versions of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' T.V show

★ Columbia Internet, fictional company in User Friendly online comic strip

Songs

★ "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean", a historical patriotic song still occasionally sung in the U.S.

★ Columbia (song), a song on the 1994 Oasis album ''Definitely Maybe''

★ "Columbia", a song by Paul van Dyk on ''Out There And Back''

★ "Hail, Columbia", currently the official anthem of the Vice President and an early anthem of the United States

★ "Roll on Columbia", a 1941 popular song by Woody Guthrie about the Columbia River

Other

★ Columbia Station, a station on the SkyTrain in New Westminster, British Columbia

★ Columbia (supercontinent)

★ Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, British Columbia

★ World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893

See also

★ Colombia

★ Columbiad, a type of large-caliber cannon from the 19th century

★ Columba (constellation)

★ Niobium, an element formerly named Columbium

★ Saint Columba

★ Saint Columbanus

★ The Columbian Orator

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