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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.
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.
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]
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The Atlanta History Center purchased the streetlamp for $10. [47] Augusta. Augusta Confederate Monument. Commissioned by the Ladies Memorial Association in 1875, erected in 1878. [48] Life-size statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, T.R.R. Cobb and W.H.T. Walker surround the base of this monument.
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South of the Columbus Civic Center on the RiverWalk, there are signs warning that the area is an Alligator Habitat. [5] The City of Columbus Visitor Center partnered with Groundspeak to emplace a GeoTour along the Riverwalk to attract geocachers. The GeoTour highlights 31 locations important to the history of the city. [6]
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