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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 …
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