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 tinsmith shop. At the War´s start they established small sword factory, moving to this site later to manufacture swords and other various army equipment. By 1863 they employed over 400 workers. That year they also began to manufacture the Colt Navy Pistol, selling the machinery to the C.S. Government in 1864. The facilities were burned by Federal forces April 17, 1865.
GHM 106-17 Georgia Historical Commission 1994
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.