Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Victory Drive

Photographed by David Seibert, August 24, 2009

1. Victory Drive Marker

Inscription. On August 15, 1945, celebrating the surrender of Japan which ended World War II, the Muscogee County Commission unanimously voted to rename the boulevard extending from Columbus to Fort Benning as Victory Drive. Commissioner L.R. Aldridge stated, “No time could be more appropriate than the day following the night when we know victory is ours.” Ft. Benning Commanding General William H. Hobson responded to the gesture: “We believe that so designating the highway as ‘Victory Drive’ will be long-lived testimonial to the men and women of Georgia, and the men and women who have trained at Fort Benning during World War II, for their contributions to Victory.”

Erected 2008 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Victory Coalition.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Military • Roads & Vehicles • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 32° 25.117′ N, 84° 56.7′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It is at the intersection of Victory Drive (U.S. 27) and Marathon Drive, on the right

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when traveling south on Victory Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3662 Victory Drive, Columbus GA 31903, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Torch Hill" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Baker High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); POW ✯ MIA Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Infantryman (approx. 2.1 miles away); Specialist Ross A. McGinnis (approx. 2.1 miles away); World Trade Center Beam Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dedicated to the American Revolutionary War Infantryman (approx. 2.2 miles away); The "Chattahoochee Choo Choo" (approx. 2.2 miles

Photographed by David Seibert, August 24, 2009

2. Victory Drive Marker

Looking northwest on Victory Drive, toward downtown Columbus

away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,489 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.