The first public library for African Americans in segregated Columbus, the Colored/Fourth Avenue Library, opened on January 5, 1953. The existence of
this facility resulted from covenants and restrictions barring the use of the city’s new public . . . — — Map (db m22410) HM
Freedom Is Not Free
This Military Service Walk began as a project in the 2013 Servant Leadership course in the Organizational Leadership Master’s degree program at Columbus State University. This walk was created to honor and express . . . — — Map (db m114008) WM
Mills
The entrepreneurs who lived in this mansion were leaders in initiating and
financing the development of the city's most precious asset - the falling water
of the Chattahoochee River. This incredible falls represented a . . . — — Map (db m218042) HM
Moses Dallas was a lifelong slave whose final years were spent in an unconventional arrangement during America's most tragic period, whose strategic role in a daring raid resulted in his death. A native of Georgia, he was born in the early 1800s, . . . — — Map (db m101347) HM
Randolph Lawler Mott
Randolph and Mary Jeter Mott's first Columbus residence burned in 1856,
leading to their purchase of the Calhoun-Griffin House for $20,000. The sale
included all of the furnishings, household goods, wagons, carriages, . . . — — Map (db m217748) HM
Side 1
In 1905, a new cola drink was originated in the basement of the wholesale grocery business at this location, where Claud A. Hatcher, a pharmacist, began formulating beverages. His concoctions included Royal Crown Ginger Ale, Cream . . . — — Map (db m101263) HM
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In 1901, George Foster Peabody and his brothers made an offer to the colored men and boys of Columbus to build a YMCA on the condition they raise $1,000, purchase a building lot and get membership of 300 men. On Sunday, . . . — — Map (db m57806) HM
Nunnally Johnson was a native of Columbus who left his job as a reporter for "The Columbus Enquirer - Sun" to eventually become one of Hollywood's most successful screenwriter/producers. By the age of thirty-five, Johnson had written two musicals . . . — — Map (db m101322) HM
On this corner stood the Oglethorpe House, widely known ante-bellum hotel. Built in 1836, the old building was the scene of gala receptions, honoring famous visitors to Columbus. Among these were two Presidents, James K. Polk and Millard Fillmore, . . . — — Map (db m101277) HM
Having received word that the French and Spanish were exploiting the Indians´ grievances against the Carolina traders and encouraging the Indians to war against the British colonists in Ga., Oglethorpe informed the Trustees that he felt it was . . . — — Map (db m101255) HM
The Ladies’ Memorial Association of Columbus, Georgia originated the widespread observance of a day, set apart, annually to honor the sacrifice of soldiers by decorating their graves with flowers that became known as Memorial Day. The secretary of . . . — — Map (db m176279) HM
Side 1
From 1855 to 1860 Dr. John S. Pemberton, originator of the formula for Coca-Cola, lived in this house with his family. Dr. Pemberton and his wife Ann Eliza Clifford Lewis had one son, Charles. As a druggist in Columbus, he . . . — — Map (db m101281) HM
Side 1
Dr. John S. Pemberton, physician, pharmacist, and manufacturing chemist, was one of many druggists in Columbus. Pemberton was a partner in six firms from 1857-1869. His partners included Robert Carter, another druggist, and . . . — — Map (db m101273) HM
This house was built circa 1840 on the present site of First Presbyterian Church, by Philip Thomas Schley. Capt. Schley came to Columbus in 1834 at the request of his brother, Georgia Gov. William Schley, to command the Muscogee Blues, a militia . . . — — Map (db m43940) HM
A Columbus Native whose birthplace stood close to this site, Shutze became one of the most prominent American architects of the twentieth century. After graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology and from Columbia University with degrees . . . — — Map (db m45459) HM
POW✯MIA
You Are Not Forgotten
Dedicated to all
Our Nation's
POW ✯ MIA
Past – Present
Fort Benning Sergeants Major Association
17 September 2005
Rear
World War I
06 Apr 1917 . . . — — Map (db m113719) WM
POW✯MIA
You Are Not Forgotten
Dedicated to all
Our Nation's
POW ✯ MIA
Past – Present
Fort Benning Sergeants Major Association
18 September 2004
Rear
World War I
06 Apr 1917 . . . — — Map (db m101345) WM
The modern Civil Rights Movement in Georgia began on July 4, 1944, when Primus E. King, an African-American barber and minister, attempted to vote at the Muscogee County Courthouse in the Democratic Party’s primary election, which barred blacks from . . . — — Map (db m101279) HM
Since the founding of Columbus in 1828, newspapers have played a vital role in the lives of area citizens. Both daily papers, "The Columbus Enquirer-Sun" (now "The Columbus Enquirer") and "The Columbus Ledger," are Pulitzer Prize-winning . . . — — Map (db m101323) HM
In the fall of 1914 Radcliff School was organized in Allen Temple A.M.E. Church. At that time it was known as Wynnton Hill School. J. L. Bond was principal and the first head teacher was Mrs. S. A. Cody. When the building burned, the school was . . . — — Map (db m22409) HM
Red Jacket, a small brass cannon, was first used in firing a salute of 500 guns when Georgia seceded from the Union. In custody of the Columbus Guards, it fired salutes at the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of the Confederate States of . . . — — Map (db m46948) HM
A veteran of the North Carolina militia in the American Revolution, Christmas is buried here with his wife, Mary Roberson, his son, Nathaniel G. Christmas, and other descendants.
Living then in Green County, Ga., he drew a land lot nearby in . . . — — Map (db m9949) HM
This wharf marks the head of
navigation on the river, before the
damming of the river. A series of
falls (about six hundred yards north
of this point) blocked the passage of
riverboats. The Georgia Legislature
established Columbus . . . — — Map (db m101524) HM
Rose Hill
The Rose Hill community received its name from resident Mrs. James Carter Cook, who suggested it in reference to the numerous area homes with lovely rose gardens. The community traces its origins prior to the Civil War when several . . . — — Map (db m173495) HM
This one-story Victorian Gothic structure dates back to 1870. The cornerstone of the church indicates that the building was constructed in 1870 with the basement added in 1890. This suggests that the original wooden church was raised, a basement . . . — — Map (db m45599) HM
Born in Maryland, Cooper served in the South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution and participated in battles at Brandywine, Germantown and Stony Point. After the War he moved to Putnam County, Georgia and later to Muscogee County where . . . — — Map (db m17811) HM
Founded in 1966, Historic Columbus Foundation celebrated its 40th anniversary by honoring Mrs. Clarence (Sarah Turner) Butler. Through the vision and determination of this former HCF president and chairman, a total of nine historic structures, all . . . — — Map (db m193055) HM
Side 1:
Proposed in 1904 by Carleton B. Gibson, Columbus School Superintendent, the Secondary Industrial School is regarded as the nation’s first public coeducational industrial high school. G. Gunby Jordan, then President of the . . . — — Map (db m57617) HM
The Central of Georgia Railroad’s Station, designed by Bruce and Morgan of Atlanta, GA, was erected in 1901. Featuring massive granite arches, it served as the transportation hub of the city for over 70 years. Threatened with demolition in 1984 this . . . — — Map (db m45676) HM
Several of the world's most popular
soft drinks originated in Columbus.
John S. Pemberton, who in 1859
operated a pharmacy on Broadway,
developed "French Wine Coca," the
popular drink which was later
marketed as "Coca-Cola." Claud A. . . . — — Map (db m101493) HM
The Infantry Honors Specialist Ross A. McGinnis 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Division Medal of Honor Operation Iraqi Freedom 14 June 2009Specialist Ross A. McGinnis distinguished himself by acts of gallantry, and intrepidity above and beyond the . . . — — Map (db m61862) HM WM
Theater in Columbus found its finest home on February 27, 1871, when Francis Joseph Springer, originally of Alsace, opened his opera house. The Springer’s forty-foot deep stage held a continuous round of shows of every description.
Here Edwin . . . — — Map (db m47004) HM
“St. Elmo,” one of the most exquisite examples of the classic houses of America, stands in view of this point. It was built on the old Stagecoach Road, by Colonel Seaborn Jones, for his wife, Mary Howard Jones. Completed in 1833, it was . . . — — Map (db m43119) HM
St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1863. The present church is built on land granted by act of the Georgia Legislature in 1873. It was erected in 1876 under the pastorate of Rev. Wesley J. Gaines, at a cost of $20,000. . . . — — Map (db m45680) HM
In 1854 twenty Columbus families banded together to form congregation B’Nai Israel, later known as Temple Israel, one of the first Jewish congregations in Georgia. For almost one hundred years religious services were held on this site, first in a . . . — — Map (db m23477) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m42530) HM
The students of the US Army's Infantry school stationed here in the early days of Fort Benning had many names for the beloved railway, the "Bull's eye Limited", the "A.E.F. Special", "Old Fuss and Feathers", the "Cinder Siesta", the "Toonerville . . . — — Map (db m114905) HM
The Columbus Museum's Bradley Olmsted Garden was designed for homeowner W.C. Bradley by the Olmsted Brothers firm of Massachusetts. Frederick Law Olmsted, the famed American landscape architect, founded the firm. Of the thirteen residential projects . . . — — Map (db m176384) HM
In 1836, John Banks and his wife, the former Sarah Watkins, both natives of Elbert Co., Ga., moved to Columbus, bought this property (then totaling 265 acres) in the fashionable suburb of Wynnton and began construction of this Greek Revival house. . . . — — Map (db m22560) HM
The longest river in Georgia, the
Chattahoochee (Creek Indian for
"Painted Rocks") begins in the Georgia
mountains, flows 435 miles, and joins
the Flint to form the Apalachicola,
which empties into the Gulf of
Mexico. The western . . . — — Map (db m101523) HM
Site of the last armory of the Columbus Guards, a noted military company chartered by the Georgia Legislature in 1843 and organized in 1835. They served voluntarily in the Indian War, 1836; the War with Mexico, 1846; the War Between the States, the . . . — — Map (db m43951) HM
The Columbus Museum traces its history back to the efforts in the 1920s of several local citizens and civic groups to raise awareness of the need for a museum in the city. Formal efforts at establishing the Museum got underway in 1940, culminating . . . — — Map (db m113895) HM
The Creek Indians and the Falls
To the native people of the Chattahoochee River Valley, the Muskogulgi or Creek Indians, these shoals were a place of recreation, a source of food, and the the home of the Tie Snake, Estakwanaya, a mythical . . . — — Map (db m112274) HM
The village of Cusseta (also known as Kasihta or Cussetuh) was one of the most important talwas (tvlwv), or political, economic, and cultural centers of the Lower Creek Indians. Believed to have been originally built on a large, flat . . . — — Map (db m113715) HM
The Dam (1882) & Powerhouses (1899) The Chattahoochee thunders across the fall line, dropping 125 feet in two and one half miles and producing 99,000 horsepower of energy, the largest potential waterpower site in the South until 1900. Local . . . — — Map (db m112288) HM
In 1844, Lambert Spencer built a simple Greek Revival home detailed with Doric columns and acanthus leaves. In 1868, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bowers enlarged and beautified the home. Mr. Bowers added two hexagonal wings and hired an itinerant painter to . . . — — Map (db m17820) HM
The Fall Line You are standing at the fall line that separates the higher and hilly Piedmont region from the relatively level Coastal Plain. Rivers flowing from the mountains toward the sea always experience a series of rapids or falls as they . . . — — Map (db m112287) HM
Made by Confederate States Naval Iron Works Columbus, Ga. - 1863 Cannon was made from wheel shaft of river steamer John C. Calhoun. Designed by Capt. Wm. J. McAlister steam boat capt. and civil engr. Machine work by Freeman C. Stewart. Trunnion . . . — — Map (db m113891) HM WM
The Infantryman The Infantryman was unveiled on Eubanks Field in May of 1960. The statue was later moved to a place of honor in front of the new Infantry School Building in 1964. It was designed to serve as a constant reminder and inspiration . . . — — Map (db m113105) HM
This historic house is an early example of cottage style Greek Revival. Descendants of Isaac Joseph occupied this house for over one hundred years. Because of her interest in and dedication to historic preservation, Mrs. Gertrude Joseph Wood gave . . . — — Map (db m22649) HM
The Columbus Enquirer and The Columbus Ledger have been published from this site since 1930. The Enquirer was founded in 1828 by Mirabeau Bounaparte Lamar, later the second president of the Republic of Texas. The Ledger was founded in 1886 by Edward . . . — — Map (db m22873) HM
Dr. John Styth Pemberton, originator of the formula for Coca-Cola, lived in this regional cottage from 1855-1860, during which time he was a practicing pharmacist in Columbus. This house is dedicated to his memory by The Coca-Cola Company, and is . . . — — Map (db m22497) HM
Side 1:
James A. Rankin came to Columbus from Ayrshire, Scotland and in 1839 married Agnes Affleck. Mr. Rankin was a planter and owner of the Rankin Hotel and Rankin Realty Co. This high style Italianate mansion was built between 1860 . . . — — Map (db m44370) HM
William Henry Spencer, Negro Educator, lived in this Neo-classical home from 1912-1925, during the time he was Supervisor of the Colored Schools in Muscogee County.
This house is dedicated to his memory by his daughters, and was placed on the . . . — — Map (db m44024) HM
Side 1:
The cornerstone of Trinity Episcopal Church was laid in 1890. The present church replaced the congregation’s first building, which stood across the street at 1140 First Avenue. Since its foundation in 1834, Trinity has held . . . — — Map (db m44360) HM
TSYS
As textile production dwindled at Muscogee Manufacturing, the closing of the century brought a new vibrant home-grown business to occupy its space. Total System Services (TSYS) traces its beginnings back to the data processing . . . — — Map (db m218043) HM
TSYS (Total Systems Services, Inc) began in 1959 as a bankcard department within Columbus Bank and trust (CB&T) to develop a system for issuing credit cards and processing transactions for one of Georgia’s first bank credit cards. This new and . . . — — Map (db m195810) HM
Where in March 1866, the Ladies Aid Society organized the first Memorial Association honoring Confederate heroes. “One day” each year is theirs.
(Reverse side):
Ladies Memorial Association
Organized March 12, 1865. . . . — — Map (db m42140) HM
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, . . . — — Map (db m22139) HM
Side 1
W. C. Bradley was a Columbus cotton merchant, industrialist, banker, and one of the city’s leading entrepreneurs. He also helped form a business syndicate with Ernest Woodruff to purchase Coca-Cola from the Candlers in 1919. This . . . — — Map (db m101266) HM
Moveable, prefabricated houses similar to this Federal Cottage were available for purchase by settlers participating in the Land Lot Sale of 1828. Original owner, Colonel Virgil Walker of Harris County, transferred the lot and “all . . . — — Map (db m22673) HM
On this site, on November 29, 1930, the first local high school for colored students opened. The school was the result of a grant from the Rosenwald Foundation and was named in honor of William Henry Spencer, Supervisor of the Colored Schools in . . . — — Map (db m58783) HM
Winona Cargile Alexander, a Founder of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, was born in Columbus, GA on June 21, 1893, in the parsonage of St. John A.M.E. Church. She was the second daughter of Lady Fannie Cargile and Rev. Charles Cargile, the pastor of St. . . . — — Map (db m173439) HM
The 1840’s Woodruff Farm House was originally located eight miles east of Columbus on land adjoining the old road to Macon, Georgia. The dwelling was enlarged and used as a summer residence by the Woodruff family in the 1920’s. When development . . . — — Map (db m22679) HM
9/11/2001
World Trade Center
North Tower
Floors 93-99
Struck 8:46 AM
Collapsed 10:28 AM
Beam above given by the NYPD in memory of
Col Rick Rescorla
OCS Hall of Fame
for his heroic actions that day . . . — — Map (db m114897) HM
The area of central Columbus known as Wynnton was actually one of the city’s first suburbs. Located just two miles east of downtown, the community sprang up after several country estates were built by wealthy citizens in the area along the route . . . — — Map (db m113896) HM
Erected in 1843 as Wynnton Academy, the present
WYNNTON SCHOOL LIBRARY
is the oldest such building in continuous use as a school facility in the State of Georgia. This historic site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places . . . — — Map (db m58993) HM
Front
In honor and memory of all
those who have defended freedom
wearing Old Hickory since 1917
Workhorse of the Western Front
World War I
Somme Offensive
Ypres-Lys
Flanders 1918
World War II
Normandy . . . — — Map (db m113788) WM
Front
Dedicated to the loyalty, spirit,
and courage of those who served
the Regiment and those who will.
Rear
Medal of Honor
Recipients
Pvt Joseph P. Martinez
G.O. 71, 27 October 1943
LTC Don Carlos . . . — — Map (db m114297) WM
Reverse side
Combat Parachute Assaults
Nadzab
Markham Valley, New Guinea
5 September 1943
Kamiri Airfield
Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea
3-4 July 1944
"Operation Topside"
Fortress Corregidor ("The Rock"), . . . — — Map (db m113723) WM
★ ★ ★
In honor of all who served with the 70th Infantry Division
especially those who made the supreme sacrifice
World War II ★ War on Terrorism
Erected and dedicated by members of the
70th Infantry . . . — — Map (db m114896) WM
Stalwart and Strong
World War II
Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Dedicated to the memory of
the 87th Infantry Division soldiers
who made the ultimate sacrifice
to secure victory over Nazi Germany
and in honor of . . . — — Map (db m114067) WM
In memory of our fallen comrades of the
96th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
Killed on Leyte, Philippines and Okinawa, Japan
and to all Deadeyes who fought with valor and
distinction to defeat imperial Japan
Presidential Unit . . . — — Map (db m113785) WM
Presented to the Infantry School by the 15th US Infantry The Can Do Regiment on its return to the United States on March 24, 1938 after over a quarter century of service in China — — Map (db m83816) HM
In honor of the U.S. Army sniper, those silent warriors who support and defend these United States of America their service, dedication and sacrifice for our liberties in past, present and future conflicts will never be forgotten. "one shot one kill. — — Map (db m114069) WM
Dedicated to the memory of
the men and women who made
the supreme sacrifice while
Prisoners of War in
★★ World War II ★★
1941 ★ ★ ★ 1945
★★ Korea ★★
1951 ★ . . . — — Map (db m114070) WM
1st Battalion (Airborne)
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
193rd Infantry Brigade
Republic of Panama
Bronze plaque
The "Red Devil" Battalion executed a helicopter air assault into Ft. Amador, Panama on 20 . . . — — Map (db m114889) WM
Front
In 1918, the 31st Infantry Regiment deployed to Siberia to protect allied interests and guard the Trans-Siberian railroad. In sharp actions with bandits and Red forces, 16 soldiers earned the DSC and 32 soldiers were killed in . . . — — Map (db m113786) WM
United by Sacrifice
Artist Lynn Weiler Liverton
This Tropic Lightning Memorial symbolizes
heroes from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the
Global War on Terror coming together to pay
tribute to their fallen comrades . . . — — Map (db m114300) WM
(Side 1):
Fortson House
Thomas and Elizabeth Almond settled in this area with her orphaned brother Thomas Daniel Fortson in the 1830s. In 1858, as a prominent farmer, Fortson built this Greek Revival Georgian Cottage, its surrounding . . . — — Map (db m227424) HM
200 feet east is the grave of Thomas Wiggins, (1843-1908). As “Blind Tom” he thrilled audiences here and in Europe with his remarkable musical performances. Born a slave, his native genius let him reproduce perfectly on the piano any . . . — — Map (db m22770) HM
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