Timeline of Columbus, Georgia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Columbus, Georgia, US.

19th century

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  • 1828
    • Columbus settled on site of formerly Creek village.[1]
    • Mirabeau B. Lamar begins publication of the Columbus Enquirer newspaper. [2] [3]
    • Methodist Church established.[1]
    • Old City Cemetery founded.
  • 1829 - Baptist Church established.[4]
  • 1830 - Population: 1,152.
  • 1834 - Columbus Factory (textiles) in business.[5]
  • 1836 - Columbus becomes "center of military operations" against the Creek during the Creek War of 1836, fought nearby.[1]
  • 1840 - Wynnton School built (approximate date).[1]
  • 1846 - Fire.
  • 1847 - Columbus Board of Trade founded.
  • 1850
    • Columbus Times newspaper begins publication.[3]
    • Population: 5,042.[6]
  • 1853
  • 1854 - Temple Israel founded.
  • 1856 - Pemberton House built.
  • 1860 - Population: 9,621.[8]
  • 1865 - April 16: Battle of Columbus; Union forces win.[1][2]
  • 1867 - Rankin House built.
  • 1868 - Eagle & Phenix Mill in operation.[9][10]
  • 1869 - Muscogee Mills in business.[11]
  • 1870
    • Bethel Baptist Church built (approximate date).[12]
    • Population: 7,401.[6]
  • 1871
    • Springer Opera House opens.
    • Lummus Cotton Gin manufactory relocates to Columbus.[1]
  • 1879 - Confederate Monument erected.[13]
  • 1880 - Population: 10,123.
  • 1886
    • Columbus Evening Ledger newspaper begins publication.[3]
    • Future singer Ma Rainey born in Columbus.[13]
  • 1887
    • Columbus Messenger newspaper begins publication.
    • Synagogue dedicated.[14]
  • 1890 - Population: 17,303.[2]
  • 1900 - Population: 17,614.[2]

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Federal Writers' Project 1940.
  2. ^ a b c d e Britannica 1910.
  3. ^ a b c d "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Hellmann 2005.
  5. ^ White 1849.
  6. ^ a b Britannica 1878.
  7. ^ Americana 1912.
  8. ^ a b c d Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
  9. ^ Willoughby 1999.
  10. ^ "Chattahoochee Heritage Project". Alabama: Auburn University. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Byrne 1997.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Finding Aids". Columbus State University Archives. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Research". Historic Columbus Foundation. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  14. ^ "Columbus, Georgia". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  15. ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Columbus, GA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  16. ^ "Membership: Georgia", Report...1917 and 1918, NAACP annual report (1948), New York: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1919, pp. 10 v, hdl:2027/uiug.30112051986880
  17. ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Georgia", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
  18. ^ Stephen G. N. Tuck (2001). Beyond Atlanta: The Struggle for Racial Equality in Georgia, 1940-1980. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-2528-6.
  19. ^ "History". Junior League of Columbus, GA. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  20. ^ Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: Georgia", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
  21. ^ Lupold 1979a.
  22. ^ a b Lupold 1979b.
  23. ^ "Georgia Department of Transportation (January 1977)" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation, Maps Data.
  24. ^ "Georgia". Official Congressional Directory. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1983. hdl:2027/uc1.31158007157232 – via HathiTrust.
  25. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  26. ^ Olympic Games, 1996 Atlanta
  27. ^ "Columbus, Georgia Home Page". Archived from the original on November 1, 1996 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  28. ^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Georgia". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on December 7, 1998.
  29. ^ "Columbus city, Georgia". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2016.

Bibliography

  • George White (1849), "Muscogee: Columbus", Statistics of the State of Georgia, Savannah: W. Thorne Williams, OCLC 1349061 – via Internet Archive
  • John P. Campbell, ed. (1854). "Georgia: Muscogee County". Southern Business Directory. Charleston, SC: Press of Walker & James – via Google Books.
  • Adiel Sherwood (1860), "Muscogee County: Columbus", Gazetteer of Georgia (4th ed.), Macon: S. Boykin
  • "Columbus (2.)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (9th ed.). 1878. p. 171.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  • Industries of Columbus, Georgia. T. Gilbert. 1887. hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t9280mb7z.
  • Columbus, Her Trade, Commerce and Industries. Columbus: J. E. Land Publishing Company. 1892.
  • "Columbus (Georgia)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 746.
  • Frederick Converse Beach; George Edwin Rines, eds. (1912), "Columbus", The Americana, vol. 5, New York: Scientific American Compiling Department, hdl:2027/nyp.33433005016187 – via HathiTrust
  • Nancy Telfair (1929). History of Columbus, Georgia: 1828-1928.
  • Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Columbus", Georgia: a Guide to Its Towns and Countryside, American Guide Series, Athens: University of Georgia Press, pp. 214–223, ISBN 9781603540100 – via Google Books{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  • John S. Lupold (1979a). "Historic Columbus Foundation, 1966-1978". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 63 (1): 129–137. JSTOR 40580089.
  • John S. Lupold (1979b). "Revitalizing Foundries, Hotels, and Grist Mills in Columbus". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 63 (1): 138–142. JSTOR 40580090.
  • Frank J. Byrne (1997). "Wartime Agitation and Postwar Repression: Reverend John A. Callan and the Columbus Strikes of 1918-1919". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 81 (2): 345–369. JSTOR 40583648.
  • Judith Grant (1999). Columbus, Georgia. Black America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia.
  • Lynn Willoughby (1999). Flowing Through Time: A History of the Lower Chattahoochee River. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-5725-2.
  • Kenneth H. Thomas Jr. (2001). Columbus, Georgia in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4396-1094-7.
  • Paul T. Hellmann (2005). "Georgia: Columbus". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. pp. 224–225. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
  • David M. Owings (2015). Columbus. Images of America. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4396-5254-1.
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