COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
NEW 27 Page Booklet
Early days in Columbus, GA, and the
five county area of Muscogee, Harris, Talbot, Chattahoochee and
Marion, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and
factual data in this spiral-bound booklet, reprinted from two rare books:
the Rev. George White's Historical Collections of Georgia
and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, a WPA
publication. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60#
paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A sheet of
vinyl protects the 3-color front cover.
Past and present communities
include: Chattahoochee: Cusseta;
Harris: Hamilton, Cataula, Ellerslie,
Pine Mountain, Pine Mountain Valley, Shiloh, Waverly Hall and West
Point (part); Marion: Buena Vista and
Tazewell; Muscogee: Columbus, Bibb
City, Fort Benning, Fortson, Midland and Upatoi; Talbot:
Talbotton, Box Springs, Geneva, Junction City, Juniper, Manchester
(part), and Woodland.
The
excerpt from White's book covers the development of this area until its
publication date of 1854, while excerpts from the WPA book,
give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting
historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities.
Among
the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Physical
features; the Female Asylum (for orphans); 1850 Census Statistics;
The Cotton Gin Factory, Eagle Mills, Rock Island Paper Mill and
other businesses; a Legend of "Lover's Leap"; the Muscogee
Indian Tribe; ecomomic growth of Columbus, Transportation
and Water Power; Columbus during the Civil War; City Government;
Agriculture; 1940 map of the city of Columbus, and Points of
Interest including the First National Bank, the Pease House, the
Oglethorpe Marker, the Centennial Cotton Gin Plant, the Lummus Cotton
Gin Company, the Tom Huston Peanut Company, the County Courthouse
with the "brass salute gun", Church Square, the Lion House, the
Peabody House, the Mott House, the Fontaine House, and the Columbus
Iron Works; a small 1940 mileage map of the state and other bits
of history and trivia.
For contrast and comparison, we've
added a brief look at Muscogee County in the 21st Century,
via a condensed census report.
Illustrations include
Eagle Mills and the Lover's Leap.
Wouldn't this make a unique gift?
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