Columbus, GA
I'm in the lovely city of Columbus, Ga, for the GLA. An interesting city, as well as pretty, Columbus was originally a Creek Indian village. ( Think McIntosh Summer.) Columbus was designed in advance of its founding in 1828 as a frontier barrier on the Chattahoochee River, the border between Georgia and Alabama. Here in the historic district, the Columbus Trade and Convention Center was once a foundry known as The Columbus Iron Works where cannon and steam ship engines were manufactured for the Confederate Navy. Following the last battles of the war, April 16, 1865, most factories in the South were burned to the ground by the Union Army. The Columbus Iron Works apparently was overlooked because by August 1866, it was rebuilt and operational making machinery for the textile industries which helped the region to recover. They also built ship engines, and the first ice making machines.
Columbus is the home of Fort Benning and today is a center of shipping and military manufacturing. In terms of land area Columbus is the largest city in Georgia. It's also a fun city to walk around with its scenic setting and wonderful historic district. This is my first visit to Columbus, but I hope I will be back. There's so much more to see!