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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WZD_the-chattahoochee-river-historical_Columbus-GA.html
The longest river in Georgia, the
Chattahoochee (Creek Indian for
"Painted Rocks") begins in the Georgia
mountains, flows 435 miles, and joins
the Flint to form the Apalachicola,
which empties into the Gulf of
Mexico. The western edge …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WYH_mass-produced-ice-machines-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Since the 1830s, the city's foundries
and machine shops have fabricated a
variety of items: cotton gins, steam
engines, riverboats, saw and cane mills,
pulleys, gears, stoves, pots, and farming
implements. The most significant
product, on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WYG_early-industrial-center-historical_Columbus-GA.html
The tremendous energy of the
Chattahoochee made Columbus an
important manufacturing center.
Falling water powered textile,
grist, saw, and paper mills. By 1860,
the city's production of cotton and
woolen goods ranked second within
the so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WYF_fort-benning-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Camp Benning began on Macon Road in
1918 as a temporary World War I
encampment. The present fort was
created in 1922 and was named in
honor of Columbus lawyer, legislator,
jurist, and Confederate Major General
Henry L. Benning. The fort…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WYE_confederate-supply-historical_Columbus-GA.html
Columbus industries supplied more
goods to the Confederacy than any
other southern city except Richmond.
Existing factories expanded; merchants
launched new manufactories; and the
C.S.A. established an arsenal and a
quartermaster depot. Un…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WYD_industrial-district-historical_Columbus-GA.html
In the south, the best surviving
concentration of nineteenth century
hydro-mechanical and electrical
engineering systems relating to grist
and textile mills is located along
this river. In 1978, the U.S. Department
ov the Interior declared…
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…