Water Witch Work

21Jul2010

The USS Water Witch recreation will be temporarily closed for additional work, including the construction of the dock and “water” surrounding the ship, signage and finish work on deck.

We apologize for any inconvenience resulting from the temporary closure, but look forward to the improvements!

Booth Autopsy Program

10Jul2010

Good crowds came to witness a reenactment of the autopsy of John Wilkes Booth following his capture and death in April 1865.  Museum Curator Jeff Seymour protrayed the surgeon general of the United States who conducted the autopsy.  Question and answer sessions following the performances were lively.

CSI: Port Columbus

02Jul2010

CSI: Port Columbus – The Autopsy of John Wilkes Booth In the wake of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the formidable might of the US Navy was focused on preventing the escape of Booth or any of his conspirators. As a long-time advocate of the Navy, Lincoln had many friends and overwhelming support among those in the Union [...]

Port Columbus Receives National Award

22Jun2010

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has chosen Port Columbus as a recipient for a Leadership in History Award of Merit for the USS Water Witch Project. According to AASLH, the Leadership in History awards are given: “…to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation and interpretation of state [...]

Employment Opportunity

17Jun2010

Director of Education and Programs Port Columbus is currently accepting applications for Director of Education and Programs. See the Employment page for full job description, requirements and applications procedure. UPDATE: This position is now closed.

Dahlgren Howitzer lands at Port Columbus

17Jun2010

An original Dahlgren rifled boat howitzer arrived at Port Columbus on Wednesday, June 16, thanks to a cooperative venture involving the US Army and Navy historical branches.  Curators from both branches worked to make the transfer of this  howitzer from the US Artillery Museum at Fort Sill, Oklahoma to the US Navy History and Heritage [...]

MCSD Teachers Have a Blast at Port Columbus!

02Jun2010

Muscogee County School District teachers fired the museum’s original Civil War cannon during a Professional Learning Class today at Port Columbus. The teachers seemed to enjoy the experience immensely, and followed the gun captain’s orders quite well!

PortColumbus.org Website Redesign Launch

26May2010

If you are a return visitor, you will notice our recent face-lift. Port Columbus is in the process of rolling our a redesign, starting with this, the main page. Please pardon our virtual dust as we continue to work on the site, rolling out new pages over the coming weeks. A big thanks goes to [...]

Memorial Day at Port Columbus

25May2010

This Monday, Port Columbus will host a Memorial Day commemoration in honor of the Sailors and Marines who gave their lives during the Civil War, as well as all other veterans. At 1:00 p.m., we will hold a brief memorial followed by a cannon salute. This is a FREE event. Please come join us to [...]

Sea Ghosts this Thursday

25May2010

May Ghost Tour coming at Port Columbus on Thursday. There are still slots available for Thursday’s monthly ghost tour at the naval museum. These popular tours always include recordings made in recent paranormal investigations at the museum, played in the locations where they were made making a unique and fresh tour. For more info, please [...]

Keeping the Past Up-to-Date: Website Redesign

28Apr2010

Port Columbus is currently working with our design company on a fairly extensive website redesign. The new website will retain much of the look and feel of the current site, while making the information more accessible, easier to update and giving us, the staff, greater ability to add and edit content. During this redesign, we [...]