Historical Markers and War Memorials in Columbus, North Carolina
Columbus is the county seat for Polk County
Columbus is in Polk County
Polk County(35) ► ADJACENT TO POLK COUNTY Henderson County(99) ► Rutherford County(51) ► Greenville County, South Carolina(378) ► Spartanburg County, South Carolina(129) ►
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Well-known guide and trapper. Helped survey Santa Fé Trail. Guided the ill-fated Fremont expedition of 1848. Was born near here in 1787. — — Map (db m11219) HM
In Commemoration of the
1776
Battle of Round Mountain
(located Northwest of here)
in which Captain Thomas Howard
with his brave followers and
and faithful Indian guide, Skyuka,
won the battle against the Cherokee
Relocated by . . . — — Map (db m81159) HM
In Honor of
Dr. Columbus Mills
Planter and Physician
"Father of Polk County"
After a ten-year effort to create a new county from parts of Henderson and Rutherford Counties, the
North Carolina General Assembly passed . . . — — Map (db m11236) HM
Dedicated as a Bicentennial Tribute to the men and women of Polk County who have perpetuated two hundred years of freedom by serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during times of war and national emergency. — — Map (db m11390) HM
(Preface): On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m53199) HM
This monument marks this highway that we dedicate to the memory of
Levi Butler
Jessie Lewis
Wallace Lankford
Zibo Wilson
Lawson Williams
Ralph Walker
Columbus Donstant
who paid the surpreme . . . — — Map (db m11292) HM
Polk County men & women who
lost their lives fighting to
preserve our freedom
World War II 1941-1945
Arledge, Keith •
Arledge, Otis •
Blackwell, Henry •
Bobo, Alfred •
Byars, Lionel •
Cannon, Watler •
Carson, Marion • . . . — — Map (db m11488) WM
In Honor of The Brave Devoted Patriots from the area that became Polk County who answered that call to fight for Freedom in the great American Revolution May the sacrifice of those who fought and especially those who gave all never be forgotten as . . . — — Map (db m11964) HM
