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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WYC_soft-drinks-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Several of the world's most popular
soft drinks originated in Columbus.
John S. Pemberton, who in 1859
operated a pharmacy on Broadway,
developed "French Wine Coca," the
popular drink which was later
marketed as "Coca-Cola." Claud A. Hatch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WXZ_confederate-boats-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Located on the bank immediately to
the north was the C.S.A. Naval Yard. The
facility which built the ironclad
Ram "Muscogee" and renovated the
gunboat "Chattachoochee." Sunk in the
river in 1865, these boats were
salvaged during the 1960s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WXY_frontier-wars-historical_Columbus-GA.html
The Creek Indian War of 1835-1836,
which centered on Columbus, began when
a group of Indians revolted rather
than move from East Alabama to
Oklahoma they attacked travelers and
settlers and threatened Columbus.
State militia and Fed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WXX_battle-of-columbus-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Unaware of Robert E. Lee's surrender,
General James H. Wilson's Union
Cavalry swept across Alabama as boys
and old men tried to defend Columbus.
Cannon from the C.S.S. Chattahoochee,
similar to nearby replicas, were mounted
here to protect…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WWT_kirvens-department-store-historical_Columbus-GA.html
In 1886, J. Albert Kirven and his brother Richard moved their growing department store from No. 90 Broad to this location at 1136 Broadway. With $500 of his own savings and a $2500 loan from his sister, J. Albert Kirven purchased the bankrupted Ac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WWF_thomas-greene-bethune-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Columbus, Georgia was the home of one of
America's distinguished black pianists
and composers.
A Landmark of American Music
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WWE_gertrude-ma-rainey-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Sang at the Springer Opera House from 1901
until 1925. She was the first black woman
to direct her own band and to record.
Bessie Smith was a purple of "Ma" Rainey.
A Landmark of American Music
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WWD_horace-king-1807-1887-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Born a slave in South Carolina,
Horace King moved to this region
with his master, John Godwin, who
secured the contract for the first
bridge across the river. King
supervised the building of this span
in 1833. Freed in 1846, King was a
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WVD_john-stith-pemberton-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Beginning in the 1850s, John Pemberton manufactured wholesale drugs and chemicals in Columbus and operated drug stores here. He moved to Atlanta in 1870 and began selling Coca-Cola from his drugstore. By 1886, he had organized a company to distrib…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WVC_bricks-clay-products-historical_Columbus-GA.html
For millions of years, the Chattahoochee River flooded its banks, dropped its silt, and created vast deposits of clay. Because of this accumulation of clay, brick making began south of Phenix City at least as early as 1940. The Bickerstaff family …