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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.
It was the only new area code created in Illinois between 1947 and the 1989 creation of area code 708. On October 24, 2021, area code 309 was transitioned to ten-digit dialing, despite not being part of an overlay complex, in which multiple area codes are assigned to a numbering plan area. The area code had telephone numbers assigned for the ...
In September 2005, 762 was overlaid to all of the existing area code 706, despite the fact that it has been physically split into two separate and disconnected sections since it was created in 1992. [2] Georgia is served by ten area codes. The newest area code, 943, went into service in March 2022 as another area code for the Atlanta area. [3]
The Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL combined statistical area includes two additional counties in Alabama. A 2013 census estimate showed 316,554 in the metro area, with 501,649 in the combined statistical area.
1847 - Columbus Board of Trade founded. 1850 Columbus Times newspaper begins publication. [3] Population: 5,042. [6] 1853 Mobile & Girard Railroad begins operating. [1] Columbus Iron Works built. [7] Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center built. 1854 - Temple Israel founded. 1856 - Pemberton House built. 1860 - Population: 9,621. [8]
The arena is also the primary concert venue in the Greater Columbus area, hosting artists such as KISS (in 1997), Kelly Clarkson (in 2009), and Lady Antebellum (in 2012). The Civic Center has also hosted several professional wrestling events, such as WWE 's Friday Night Smackdown (in 2006 and 2014), and WCW Monday Nitro (in 1996).
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