Columbus, Georgia
Population: 179,000
Located in Muscogee County
The city of Columbus has it all; a real southern city with a fascinating history and at the same time a busy industrial center. Located just 100 miles south of Atlanta on the Chattahoochee River, Columbus is home to Total Systems Services (the second largest credit card processing service in the U.S.), AFLAC Insurance Company, Carmike Cinemas, W.C.Bradley Co. and of course Fort Benning. Many other companies also have facilities here including the Mead Corporation, Pratt Whitney, and Mutec. Housing opportunities are plentiful, with both older historic homes and the latest styles in new homes with an average home sales price of $112,500. Columbus has five golf courses, is sprinkled with lakes, parks and offers many cultural opportunities. The Spring Opera House, The Columbus Symphony Orchestra, The Columbus Museum of Arts and Sciences, The Coca-Cola Space Center, a new Civic Center, and a spectacular 12 mile River Walk to name a few. A River Center for the Performing Arts (a $65,000,000 facility) opened in the year 2001. The Columbus MuseumThe second-largest art museum in Georgia and one of the largest in the Southeast, the Columbus Museum welcomes visitors from all over the world - free of charge! The Museum is particularly known for its concentration on American art and the history of the Chattahoochee River Valley. In addition to its 15 permanent collection and traveling exhibition galleries of fine and decorative art, the Museum offers visitors the chance to investigate a kaleidoscope of color and texture in Transformations, a hands-on discovery gallery. Visitors also can trace the development of the Chattahoochee Valley area in Chattahoochee Legacy, a regional history gallery with its own award-winning film. The collections, exhibitions and education programs are all designed to help visitors learn, enrich their lives and enjoy their visit! Little White House Historic SiteFranklin Delano Roosevelt built the Little White House in 1932 while governor of New York, prior to being inaugurated as president in 1933. He first came to Warm Springs in 1924 hoping to find a cure for the infantile paralysis (polio) that had struck him in 1921. Swimming in the warm, buoyant spring waters brought him no miracle cure, but it did bring improvement. During FDR’s presidency and the Great Depression, he developed many New Deal Programs (such as the Rural Electrification Administration) based upon his experiences in this small town. While posing for a portrait on April 12, 1945, FDR suffered a stroke and died a short while later. Today, the “Unfinished Portrait” is featured in a new museum that showcases many exhibits, including FDR’s 1938 Ford convertible with hand controls, his Fireside Chats playing over a 1930s radio, his stagecoach and a theater. Visitors can tour FDR’s home, which has been carefully preserved very much as he left it, the servants and guest quarters, and the nearby pools complex that first brought the future president to Warm Springs. Oxbow MeadowsOxbow Meadows is a nature discovery center located on 1,600 acres of hardwood wetland habitat in Columbus, Georgia. Nestled in a bend of the Chattahoochee River, it is a place where nature can be itself. Two nature trails wind between ponds, allowing visitors to view native flora & fauna. The center is a hands-on interpretive facility that focuses on the natural & cultural history of the region. Live & mounted animals are on display, including turtles, snakes, birds, frogs, spiders, fish & an alligator. Oxbow Meadows is an outreach program of Columbus State University, in association with the Columbus Water Works. AndersonvilleAndersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, was one of the largest of many Confederate military prisons established during the Civil War. It was built early in 1864 after Confederate officials decided to move the large number of Federal prisoners kept in and around Richmond, Virginia, to a place of greater security and a more abundant food supply . During the 14 months the prison existed, more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined here. Of these, almost 13,000 died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or exposure to the elements. Today, Andersonville National Historic Site is the only park in the National Park System to serve as a memorial to all American prisoners of war throughout the nation's history. The 515-acre park consists of the historic prison site and the National Cemetery. Congress stated in the authorizing legislation that this park's purpose is "to provide an understanding of the overall prisoner of war story of the Civil War, to interpret the role of prisoner of war camps in history, to commemorate the sacrifice of Americans who lost their lives in such camps, and to preserve the monuments located within the site". In 1998 the National Prisoner of War Museum opened at Andersonville, dedicated to the men and women of this country who have suffered captivity. Their story is one of sacrifice and courage. It's the incredible beauty you notice first that tells you this is a special place. It's the genuinely warm southern hospitality that assures you this is exactly where you want to be. It's the overflowing selection of activities that lets you know it's going to be a great day. For almost 50 years, guests have enjoyed the unique Callaway Gardens experience. From the stunning floral displays to the lovely 14,000 acres of natural woodlands, this is the place to do absolutely nothing but revel in the gentle nature around you as it refreshes your soul. Then again, you'll find it's the perfect place to enjoy hiking, educational discovery programs, recreation, special events, and more from dawn until sundown. Chattahoochee RiverwalkThe RiverWalk is a 15-mile linear park that hugs the banks of the Chattahoo
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