Timeline of Columbus, Georgia

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

19th century

  • 1828
  • 1829 - Baptist Church established.[3]
  • 1830 - Population: 1,152.
  • 1834 - Columbus Factory (textiles) in business.[4]
  • 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.[2]
  • 1853
  • 1860 - Population: 9,621.[6]
  • 1865 - April 16: Battle of Columbus; Union forces win.[1]
  • 1868 - Eagle & Phenix Mill in operation.[7][8]
  • 1869 - Muscogee Mills in business.[9]
  • 1870 - Bethel Baptist Church built (approximate date).[10]
  • 1871
  • 1879 - Confederate Monument erected.[11]
  • 1880 - Population: 10,123.
  • 1886
    • Columbus Evening Ledger newspaper begins publication.[2]
    • Future singer Ma Rainey born in Columbus.[11]
  • 1887
    • Columbus Messenger newspaper begins publication.
    • Synagogue dedicated.[12]
  • 1900 - Population: 17,614.

20th century

21st century

See also

References

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

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