Columbus
Posted by: BruceS
N 33° 29.654 W 088° 25.944
16S E 366936 N 3706997
Historical marker giving brief history of Columbus, Mississippi.
Waymark Code: WM7RAB
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2009
Views: 9
Text of marker:
Columbus
Originally, 1817-21, known as Possum Town. Became one of richest cities in old Black Prairie cotton belt. Home of state's first free school and M.S.C.W.