Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Textile and Banking Pioneer
Photographed By David Seibert, May 1, 2011
1. Textile and Banking Pioneer Marker
Inscription.
Textile and Banking Pioneer. . Site of the home of William H. Young (1807- 1894), a native of the State of New York who migrated to Georgia at the age of 17. Visiting the site of Columbus a year before the city was established, he made his way through the dense forest to the banks of the Chattahoochee River, watched the mass of wildly tumbling waters of the country’s furthest-South waterfalls, and envisioned a great textile industry for Columbus. He was the leading spirit in the organization, and building, on that site in 1851, of the Eagle Mill, predecessor of the Eagle and Phenix Mills, textile manufacturers. He was president of the company for a period and also served as its secretary-treasurer. During the War Between the States he served as Fiscal Agent for the Confederate States of America and equipped with his own funds a cavalry unit of which his son, Alfred I. Young, was captain. Mr. Young was one of the organizers of The Bank of Columbus, in 1856, and was its president. He was one of the organizers of The Georgia Home Insurance Company.
Site of the home of William H. Young (1807- 1894), a native of the State of New York who migrated to Georgia at the age of 17. Visiting the site of Columbus a year before the city was established, he made his way through the dense forest to the banks of the Chattahoochee River, watched the mass of wildly tumbling waters of the country’s furthest-South waterfalls, and envisioned a great textile industry for Columbus. He was the leading spirit in the organization, and building, on that site in 1851, of the Eagle Mill, predecessor of the Eagle & Phenix Mills, textile manufacturers. He was president of the company for a period and also served as its secretary-treasurer. During the War Between the States he served as Fiscal Agent for the Confederate States of America and equipped with his own funds a cavalry unit of which his son, Alfred I. Young, was captain. Mr. Young was one of the organizers of The Bank of Columbus, in 1856, and was its president. He was one of the organizers of The Georgia Home Insurance Company.
Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 106-21.)
. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.
Location. 32° 30.561′ N, 84° 58.189′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. Marker is on Hamilton Road, 0 miles north of 47th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus GA 31904, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Looking south on Hamilton Road, toward downtown Columbus
Photographed By David Seibert, May 1, 2011
5. Textile and Banking Pioneer Marker
Looking west from the marker at the site of the house
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 17, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
