- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Columbus Iron Works historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Muscogee County
Iron-works--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Wall of the Columbus Convention Center, 801 Front Ave., Columbus
Text of marker: "COLUMBUS IRON WORKS. Established 1853, was operated by the Confederate government as Naval Iron Works, making cannon, other war munitions, and two gun boats. This plant was credited with making the first breech-loading cannon. At south end of Dillingham Street bridge, two blocks west of this marker, was built the world's first ice factory operated by Columbus Mfg. Co. Ice machines made at the Columbus Iron Works were used in this plant. 106-13 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1954" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_columbus-iron-works
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_columbus-iron-works
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
