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The Columbus Ironworks (also known as the Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center) was built in 1853. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1969. [1] During the Civil War, the industrial plant produced weapons for the Confederate army. These weapons included cannons, pistols, rifles, and swords.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Columbus Day as a national holiday in 1934 (originally observed on October 12) to commemorate the landing of explorer Christopher Columbus in the ...
The history of Westville is connected to Lt. Col. John Word West, a history professor at North Georgia College in Dahlonega.West was born in 1876 at a critical time of change in Georgia due to dramatic economic and social changes caused by the recent American Civil War (1861–65).
Columbus Public Library: 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, GA 31906 Cusseta-Chattahoochee Public Library: 262 Broad Street, Cusseta, GA 31903 Marion County Library: 123 East 5th Avenue, Buena Vista, GA 31803 Mildred L. Terry Branch Library: 640 Veterans Parkway, Columbus, GA 31901 North Columbus Branch Library: 5689 Armour Road, Columbus, GA 31909
On June 5, the Columbus Museum of Art partnered with LAGOS Fine Jewelry to open a new exhibition, Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris. This exhibit was initially opened at the Barnes Foundation in ...
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Downtown Columbus, Georgia, also called "Uptown" (see here), is the central business district of the city of Columbus, Georgia. The commercial and governmental heart of the city has traditionally been toward the eastern end of Downtown Columbus, between 10th Street and 1st Avenue.
Annually, the center hosts the Miss Georgia Pageant and the Ledger-Enquirer's Page One Awards. The Bill Heard Theatre regularly holds performances of the Columbus Symphony, the Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus, and the Columbus Ballet. RiverCenter operates under contract with Tickets.com and runs performances year-round.