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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.
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 Bradley Theater, a performance theatre, was opened in mid-1940 by Paramount Pictures. Columbus Civic Center, a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena, opened in 1996. It is the primary arena used for concert and professional sporting events in Columbus.
Columbus: 38: Columbus High School: September 29, 1980 : 320 11th St. Columbus: Columbus High School no longer occupies building 39: Columbus Historic District: Columbus Historic District: July 29, 1969
The award “honors leaders in Columbus for their determination, generosity, courage, and fight for equity,” the organization says. Six women named 'Women of Achievement' by YWCA Columbus Skip ...
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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 ...
One of the loveliest of these is “Raspberry,” a portrait of a waif-like young woman that is owned by the Columbus Museum of Art. Marie Laurencin's "Raspberry" oil on canvas painting. The ...