Columbus Stockade - Columbus, Georgia
N 32° 27.878 W 084° 59.026
16S E 689494 N 3593728
The Columbus Stockade is located at 622 10th Street in Columbus, Georgia. This old jail was the inspiration for the song "Columbus Stockade Blues", a song that has been performed by many artists in several musical styles.
Waymark Code: WM4P36
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2008
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The Columbus Stockade existed as two buildings and served as jail and police headquarters from the 1850’s to 1906 when they were joined together into the structure that exists today.
The balad “Columbus Stockade Blues” was written by Thomas Darby and Jimmie Tarlton and recorded in 1927. Since that time many artists have played the song in several different musical styles ranging from band, jazz, blue grass, country and blues.
The Register lists the building's current use as commerce/trade - warehouse but, since it was listed the building has been converted/refurbished back to a jail facility and is currently used to house prisioners sentenced to weekends in jail (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon) for offenses such as DUI. It would appear that the opportunity once more exists for a prisioner to sing the words:
“Way Down in Columbus, Georgia,
Wanna be back in Tennessee,
Way down in Columbus Stockade,
Friends have turned their backs on me.”
A far more pleasant way of visiting this historic old bulding would be as a part of a walking tour of this area of Columbus that contains several historic African American Churches, historic markers and Government Buildings.
Some information contained here was derived from a Historic Marker at the site of this building.
Street address:
622 10th Street
Columbus, Georgia USA
31902
County / Borough / Parish: Muscogee
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874
Historic function: Government - Correctional Facility
Current function: Commerce/Trade - Warehouse (please see long description)
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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