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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WSM_primus-king-and-the-civil-rights-movement-historical_Columbus-GA.html
The modern Civil Rights Movement in Georgia began on July 4, 1944, when Primus E. King, an African-American barber and minister, attempted to vote at the Muscogee County Courthouse in the Democratic Party's primary election, which barred blacks fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WSL_pemberton-cottage-historical_Columbus-GA.html
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From 1855 to 1860 Dr. John S. Pemberton, originator of the formula for Coca-Cola, lived in this house with his family. Dr. Pemberton and his wife Ann Eliza Clifford Lewis had one son, Charles. As a druggist in Columbus, he originated sev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WSI_w-c-bradley-and-coca-cola-historical_Columbus-GA.html
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W. C. Bradley was a Columbus cotton merchant, industrialist, banker, and one of the city's leading entrepreneurs. He also helped form a business syndicate with Ernest Woodruff to purchase Coca-Cola from the Candlers in 1919. This group o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WSH_ernest-woodruff-robert-winship-woodruff-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Ernest Woodruff
Ernest Woodruff was born in 1863 at 1420 2nd Avenue. He first worked for his father, George Waldo Woodruff, in his Columbus Empire Flour Mills, then as President of Joel Hurt's Atlanta Streetcar Company, and as co-founder and Pr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WSG_pembertons-drugstores-1857-69-historical_Columbus-GA.html
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Dr. John S. Pemberton, physician, pharmacist, and manufacturing chemist, was one of many druggists in Columbus. Pemberton was a partner in six firms from 1857-1869. His partners included Robert Carter, another druggist, and Nathaniel Nuc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WSF_ladies-defender-historical_Columbus-GA.html
A muzzle loading cannon cast in Columbus in 1861 from brass contributed by the ladies of the city from their domestic furnishings and utensils. Used about a year in the Confederate Artillery, it was captured by Federal troops at Shiloh, Tenn., Apr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WSE_oglethorpe-house-historical_Columbus-GA.html
On this corner stood the Oglethorpe House, widely known ante-bellum hotel. Built in 1836, the old building was the scene of gala receptions, honoring famous visitors to Columbus. Among these were two Presidents, James K. Polk and Millard Fillmore,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WSC_nehi-and-royal-crown-cola-historical_Columbus-GA.html
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In 1905, a new cola drink was originated in the basement of the wholesale grocery business at this location, where Claud A. Hatcher, a pharmacist, began formulating beverages. His concoctions included Royal Crown Ginger Ale, Cream Soda a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WS8_oglethorpe-meets-the-indians-at-coweta-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Having received word that the French and Spanish were exploiting the Indians´ grievances against the Carolina traders and encouraging the Indians to war against the British colonists in Ga., Oglethorpe informed the Trustees that he felt it was ne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-10a85_historic-riverdale-cemetery_Columbus-GA.html
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In 1890, availability of lots at Linwood Cemetery, the oldest institution of the Columbus city government, was becoming scarce. At that time, the city acquired additional property on 10th Avenue which became Riverdale Cemetery. The bric…