"Columbus Stockade Blues"

"Columbus Stockade Blues" (HMSWN)

Location: Columbus, GA 31901 Muscogee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 27.879', W 84° 59.027'

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"Way Down in Columbus, Georgia,
Wanna be back in Tennessee,
Way down in Columbus Stockade,
Friends have turned their back on me."

The "Columbus Stockade Blues" by Thomas Darby and Jimmie Tarlton, was written and recorded in 1927. Many famous artists have since played the song in band, jazz, blue grass, country, and blues arrangements. These two brick buildings served as jail and police headquarters from the 1850's to 1906. Then the buildings were joined and appear today much as they did when the song was written. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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HM NumberHMSWN
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Year Placed1985
Placed ByHistoric Chattahoochee Commission and the Historic Columbus Foundation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 3:34pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 689492 N 3593730
Decimal Degrees32.46465000, -84.98378333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 27.879', W 84° 59.027'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 27' 52.74" N, 84° 59' 1.62" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 600-698 E 10th St, Columbus GA 31901, US
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