City Mills
Site of the oldest manufacturing operation on the Chattahoochee River at Columbus, April 3, 1828, the State of Georgia through Governor George R. Gilmer, issued a grant to Seaborn Jones for...
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Red Jacket
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...
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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...
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Ladies Defender
A muzzle loading cannon cast in Columbus in 1861 from brass contributed by the ladies of the city from their domestic furnishings and utensils. Used about a year in the Confederate Artillery, it...
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Torch Hill
On the summit of the rise to the east is the site of "Torch Hill", home of Dr. Francis Orray Ticknor (1822-1874), author of the famed war story, "Little Giffen of Tennessee". Dr. Ticknor was...
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Eagle & Phenix Mills
In 1851 the Eagle Mill, one of the pioneer textile plants of Columbus was built on this site to manufacture cotton and woolen goods. During the war the mill manufactured goods for the Confederacy...
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Haiman's Sword Factory
Site of Haiman´s Sword Factory, the largest plant of its type in the South during the War Between the States, Louis and Elias Haiman came to Columbus from Prussia in the 1830s and established a...
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Camp Conrad
Main entrance to Camp Conrad, where a brigade of 3,500 troops was stationed in the winter of 1898-1899 (Spanish-American War). Camp sire occupied space between Third and Sixth Avenues and 29th and...
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The Columbus Guards
Site, of the last armory of the Columbus Guards, a noted military company charted by the Georgia Legislature in 1843 and organized in 1835. They served voluntarily in the Indian War 1836; the...
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Confederate Memorial Day
The first Confederate Memorial Day service in Columbus was held on this site (St. Luke Methodist Church) on April 26, 1866. The program was under the auspices of the ladies´ Memorial...
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Columbus Iron Works
Established 1853, was operated by the Confederate government as Naval Iron Works making cannon, other war munitions, and two gun boats. This plant was credited with making the first breach...
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Blind Tom
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...
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Last Land Battle in War of 1861-1865
The last important land battle of the War Between the States was fought here April 16, 1856, resulting in the capture of Columbus by Federal forces. The engagement began directly west of Columbus...
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The Moravian Mission
The Moravian Mission To the Cherokee Indians was erected near this spot on the Tellico Trail. 1801 1931 Erected by the Gov. John Milledge Chapter Assisted by The Georgia Society, DAR...
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Forks of the Old Federal Road
The Old Federal Road, leading across the Indian Country from the Cherokee boundary, in the direction of Athens, branched at this point toward Knoxville and Nashville. The right turn led northward...
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