Columbus Georgia Online contributing writers write their version of our history, as they learned it or witnessed the event, in and around Columbus, Georgia.
Girard, Alabama was a city in the far north-east corner of Russell County, Alabama across the Chattahoochee River from Columbus, Georgia. From 1832–1839 Girard was the first county seat of Russell County. [continue reading]
Columbus Ga. new era booming and more people that ever are dependent on finding everything on the Internet. People are looking for new fun things to do. [continue reading]
Columbus became a real wartime military town where soldiers could go and enjoy their leave without a lot of hassle. The Infantry School was near Columbus. [continue reading]
Historic Columbus – I was born and raised in Columbus and lived there until I left the city in my youth to work but always returned home to Historic Columbus [continue reading]
Columbus, GA. –On November 22, 1915, the Con T. Kennedy Circus train was about to pull into Columbus, GA when it collided head-on with a passenger train. [continue reading]
When I tried to tell Delaney the two seaters were one for an adult and one for a small child so they wouldn’t fall in….as she listened, I could tell I was digging myself deeper and deeper. I found out later the moon and sun on each of the doors of the outhouses were for men and women since some of our ancestors couldn’t read and this helped them which door to go in. [continue reading]
Warm Springs road used to be an Indian Trail and the Old Alabama Road would twist and turn down from Ellerslie into Columbus , near where Warm Springs Rd is now. I would like to think that the Old Alabama Road bought some of my ancestors down from North and South Carolina. [continue reading]
Stories go that the City was originally named for the Eagle & Phenix Mill located in Columbus, GA. Tradition says that the “O” was dropped from the word phoenix as a way of distinguishing themselves from Phoenix, Arizona. Our spelling may be slightly different, but legendary phoenix bird is the same. [continue reading]
Girard Alabama People Remember part 3 by Sandra Waldrop Doolittle GIRARD ALABAMA — Our Girard and Phenix City , Alabama emails started out with an email from Ed Meadows of Phenix City. Ed wrote just [continue reading]
The last land battle of the Civil War was fought in Columbus. Northern troupes marched down Summerville Rd. after dark, but were engaged at the 14th St. bridge. [continue reading]
Atlanta fell on September 3, 1864, and General W.T. Sherman’s “march to the sea” had struck a blow to the heart of Dixie throughout northeastern Georgia. [continue reading]
The Battle for The Heartland! Factories producing wartime essentials for the South were in the towns situated in MS., AL. to central GA, The Heart of Dixie! [continue reading]
Surgery to the Heart of Dixie The Yankee’s are making their way to Columbus, Ga. Confederate troops defend Columbus. Many were laid to rest at Linwood Cemetery. [continue reading]