The area of Columbia Heights today went through a number of name changes before the 20th century. First as part of the tiny county of Manomin, and later joining Anoka County as Manomin Township and then Fridley Township. It wasn’t until 1898 that the name Columbia Heights appears when it incorporated as a village. Tax rolls around the time show that there were only about 20 homes in the new village, but there wasn’t a clear name for the area. The…