City of Columbus

City of Columbus (HMF2Q)

Location: Columbus, GA 31901 Muscogee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 28.064', W 84° 59.595'

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This city of Columbus was created as a trading town by an act of the General Assembly of Georgia, December 24, 1827. The location designated was on the Chattahoochee River near the Coweta Falls. This spot was selected because it was at the head of river navigation and at the last of a series of falls which afforded great potential water-power.

A reservation of 1200 acres was allotted for the town and commons. Surveying of streets began Feb. 1, 1828 and was completed within three months. Within 13 days after the sale of city lots began, July 10, 1828, 488 of the total 632 lots had been sold. The remaining lots were sold in February, 1829.

Ignatius Few, Edwin L. de Graffenried, James Hallam, Philip H. Alston and Elias Beall were designated commissioners to conduct the sale. Edward Lloyd Thomas was the surveyor in charge. Governor John Forsyth and his staff attended the initial sale. While here they camped in tents pitched on the town commons which bordered the river between the present Fourth and Seventh streets.

By the end of 1829 the city had 1,000 inhabitants.
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HM NumberHMF2Q
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number106-3
Year Placed1953
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 11:41am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 688596 N 3594055
Decimal Degrees32.46773333, -84.99325000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 28.064', W 84° 59.595'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 28' 3.84" N, 84° 59' 35.70" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1121 Broadway, Columbus GA 31901, US
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