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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM138B_fourth-street-baptist-church_Columbus-GA.html
In 1900 the Mt. Canaan Baptist Church was established under the leadership of the Reverends John Bellamy and Willis Carter when a few men and women met under a fig tree on Third Avenue to worship. In 1901 Rev. Bellamy separated from Mt. Canaan to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM137C_ninth-street-branch-ymca_Columbus-GA.html
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In 1901, George Foster Peabody and his brothers made an offer to the colored men and boys of Columbus to build a YMCA on the condition they raise $1,000, purchase a building lot and get membership of 300 men. On Sunday, April 28, 1901 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12W0_dedicated-to-the-veterans-of-1898-to-1902_Columbus-GA.html
"You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined"
President McKinley
Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 to 1902 Camps and Auxiliaries of the Department of GeorgiaUnited Spanish War VeteransAt the 31st Annu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12VX_columbus-first-jewish-cemetery_Columbus-GA.html
Since Biblical times when Abraham purchased land to bury his wife Sarah, it has been considered a religious obligation for Jews to set aside land for interring their dead. Often before congregations were established burial societies were formed to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12PL_brigadier-general-henry-lewis-benning_Columbus-GA.html
Born in Columbia County, Georgia, on April 2, 1814, Henry L. Benning attended Franklin College prior to practicing law in Columbus. As a local attorney and state Supreme Court Judge, Benning played an active role in Georgia's secession in 1861. En…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12HR_this-gun_Columbus-GA.html
This gun was one of the battery of the Confederate ram, built in Columbus, captured and burned by Wilson Raiders.
Apr. 16, 1865
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12DW_confederate-memorial-day_Columbus-GA.html
The first Confederate Memorial Day service in Columbus was held on this site (St. Luke Methodist Church) on April 26, 1866. The program was under the auspices of the Ladies' Memorial Association, which was organized in the early Spring of 1866 for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVNC_springer-opera-house_Columbus-GA.html
Theater in Columbus found its finest home on February 27, 1871, when Francis Joseph Springer, originally of Alsace, opened his opera house. The Springer's forty-foot deep stage held a continuous round of shows of every description.Here Edwin Booth…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVN6_general-benning_Columbus-GA.html
Opposite this marker stood the home of Henry Lewis Benning (1814-1875), the Confederate Brigadier General for whom Fort Benning was named. He was married in 1839 to Mary Howard Jones, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Seaborn Jones.
General Benning…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVM6_red-jacket_Columbus-GA.html
Red Jacket, a small brass cannon, was first used in firing a salute of 500 guns when Georgia seceded from the Union. In custody of the Columbus Guards, it fired salutes at the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederate States …