Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
St. Elmo
Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011
1. St. Elmo Marker
As a member of Governor Troups staff, Seaborn Jones came to the site of Columbus with LaFayette in 1825. Lawyer, planter, solicitor-general of the Ocmulgee Circuit, (1817-1818), he was a member of Congress in 1835-45-47. President James K. Polk, President Millard Fillmore, Henry Clay, and General Winfield Scott were distinguished visitors entertained in this house by Colonel Jones.
In 1878, the place became the home of Captain and Mrs. James J. Slade, and the name changed to St. Elmo. Captain Slade once conducted a girls school here.
Erected 1953 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 106-9.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #13 Millard Fillmore,
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Location. 32° 29.367′ N, 84° 57.979′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It is on 18th Avenue 0.1 miles south of St. Elmo Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2808 18th Avenue, Columbus GA 31901, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Leonard Spring (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wildwood (approx. half a mile away); Secondary Industrial School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Eugene J. Bullard, 1895-1961 / Worlds First Black Combat Aviator (approx. 0.7 miles away); He Helped Bring And Keep Fort Benning (approx. one mile away); Carson McCullers (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rose Hill / Mott-Fox-Huguley House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Colored Department of the City Hospital / Doctors and Nurses (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Also see . . . St Elmo - Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia. Digital Library of Georgia (Submitted on June 18, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011
2. St. Elmo Marker
Photographed by David Seibert, April 30, 2011
3. St. Elmo
Completed in 1833.
Photographed by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1939
4. St. Elmo, Talbottan Ave. at 29 th St., Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
Library of Congress [LC-J7-GA- 1059-A]
Photographed by Branan Sanders, March 1934
5. St. Elmo, northwest view
Library of Congress [HABS GA,108-COLM,6-3]
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,835 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 4, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4, 5. submitted on June 18, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
