River Commerce - Muscogee Co., GA
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The River Commerce historic marker is mounted on a concrete pedestal and is located on “The River Walk” next to the Chattahoochee River at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center, Columbus, GA.
Waymark Code: WM819M
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2010
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River Commercer
This wharf marks the head of navigation on the river. Before the damming of the river, a series of falls (about six hundred yards north of this point) blocked the passage of riverboats. The Georgia Legislature established Columbus in 1828 specifically as a “trading town’ to capitalize on the river's commercial potential. Until railroads reach the area and in the 1850s, the Chattahoochee served as the major artery in moving cotton from this region and world markets.
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