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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.
1834 - Columbus Factory (textiles) in business. [5] 1836 - Columbus becomes "center of military operations" against the Creek during the Creek War of 1836, fought nearby. [1] 1840 - Wynnton School built (approximate date). [1] 1846 - Fire. 1847 - Columbus Board of Trade founded. 1850 Columbus Times newspaper begins publication. [3] Population ...
Columbus Historic District in Columbus, Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. [1] Its area was increased in 1988. [ 1 ] The original district included 20 city blocks and nine partial city blocks, and was bounded by the Chattahoochee River on the west, Ninth Street on the north ...
Columbus, Georgia in Vintage Postcards (GA) (Postcard History Series) by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., 2001, Arcadia Publishing; Enriching Lives: A History of Columbus State University, by Reagan L. Grimsley, 2008. Donning Publishing. Historic Linwood Cemetery (Images of America: Georgia) by Linda J. Kennedy, 2004, Arcadia Publishing
The city of Columbus is located at the fall line of the Chattahoochee River, a place where the river drops 125 feet (38 m) in a stretch of 2.5 miles (4.0 km). This location was recognized early in the American Industrial Revolution as a prime location for waterpowered factories, and the river was first dammed in 1828 (by a predecessor to the now-breached City Mills Dam), beginning what became ...
The Springer Opera House is a historic theater at 103 Tenth Street in Downtown Columbus, Georgia, United States.First opened February 21, 1871, the theater was named the State Theatre of Georgia by Governor Jimmy Carter for its 100th anniversary season, a designation made permanent by the 1992 state legislature. [3]
The High Uptown Historic District, in Columbus, Georgia, is a 20 acres (8.1 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The listing included 39 contributing buildings and 18 non-contributing ones. [1] [2] The district is roughly bounded by 2nd and 3rd Avenues between Railroad and 13th Streets.
Church Square is a city block in downtown Columbus, Georgia home to two churches: First Baptist Church of Columbus and St. Luke United Methodist Church. The block, located between 2nd and 3rd Avenues and 11th and 12th Streets, is significant because it is the only remaining square designated for church use by Edward Lloyd Thomas, who surveyed the area in 1828 and drew up the original city plan.