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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 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.
Lummus Cotton Gin manufactory relocates to Columbus. [1] 1879 - Confederate Monument erected. [13] 1880 - Population: 10,123. 1886 Columbus Evening Ledger newspaper begins publication. [3] Future singer Ma Rainey born in Columbus. [13] 1887 Columbus Messenger newspaper begins publication. Synagogue dedicated. [14] 1890 - Population: 17,303. [2]
"Columbus, Georgia: the Place with the Power and the Push" Expanding on its industrial base of textile mills, the city is the home of the headquarters for Aflac , Synovus , and TSYS . The Muscogee County Courthouse in 1941, which was demolished in 1973
Georgia Power said it is conducting final testing on its first-ever BESS, a 65-megawatt system outside Columbus. As part of the plans revealed last Friday, Georgia Power plans to build:
Horace King (sometimes Horace Godwin) (September 8, 1807 – May 28, 1885) was an African-American architect, engineer, and bridge builder. [1] King is considered the most respected bridge builder of the 19th century Deep South, constructing dozens of bridges in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. [2]
Former Columbus Dispatch Publisher John F. Wolfe, left, and L Brands founder Les Wexner, right, led a small and powerful group of civic leaders known as "the Titans" before Wolfe's death in 2016.
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