National Register of Historic Places

Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District

Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District is a historic place in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on June 2, 1978, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 78000995.

Columbus, Muscogee County, GeorgiaListed June 2, 1978NRIS #78000995★ National Historic Landmark
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About this place

What is Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District?

The Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District encompasses one of the most significant assemblages of 19th-century waterpowered mill technology in the American South. A National Historic Landmark District, it includes five historic industrial complexes with elements surviving as far back as the 1830s, located in four separate areas along the eastern bank of the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Georgia. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.

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The record

Listing details

Name
Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District
City
Columbus
County
Muscogee County
State
Georgia
Listed on the National Register
June 2, 1978
NRIS reference number
78000995
Resource type
district
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
32.49694, -84.99324
When was Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District listed on the National Register?

Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 2, 1978.

Where is Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District located?

Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District is located in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia at approximately 32.49694, -84.99324. See the map above.

Is Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.