Ansicht Columbus, GA aus Phenix City, AL Postkarte

Founded in 1828 by an act of the Georgia Legislativlature, Columbus situated at the beginning of the navigable portion of the Chattahoochee River and on the last stretch of the Federal Road before entering Alabama. Die City was named for Christopher Columbus, its founders likely beeinflussen die Writings of Washington Irving. The plan for the city was up by Dr. Edwin L. DeGraffenried who placed the town wir bluff overlooking the river. Across the river, where Phenix City, Alabama is now located, Creek Indians lived until their removal in 1836. The river served as Columbus' connection to the world, partiarly connecting the plantations in the region with the international cotton market via New Orleans and ultimately Liverpool, England. The City's Commercial Paper Increased in the 1850s with the arrival of the Railroad. Hinzu kommt, textile mills began springing up along the river, bringing industry to an area , die Landwirtschaft miteinander verbindet. By 1860, the city was one of the Big Industrial Centers of the South, earning it the nickname "the Lowell of the South", in deference to the industrial town in Massachusetts.