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Port Columbus Receives National Award22Jun2010The 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 [...] Tags: award, Civil War, columbus, Columbus Georgia, history, Museum, navy, Water Witch
MCSD Teachers Have a Blast at Port Columbus!02Jun2010Muscogee 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! Tags: cannon, Civil War, columbus, Columbus Georgia, Education, history, Museum, navy
Memorial Day at Port Columbus25May2010This 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 [...] Tags: cannon, Civil War, columbus, Columbus Georgia, history, Memorial, navy
Battle of Columbus book to premier at museum18Feb2010Join Charles Misulia at Port Columbus for the debut of the new book, “Columbus GA 1865: The Last True Battle of the Civil War” on Friday evening, March 12. This is a free event, open to the public. This incredibly deeply researched book tells the story of James H. Wilson’s cavalry campaign through Alabama and [...] Tags: Civil War, Columbus Georgia, history, navy
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About Port Columbus -- The Civil War Naval Museum:
Located in historic Columbus, Georgia on the Chattahoochee Intra-Coastal Waterway, Port Columbus is the only museum in the world dedicated to telling the complete Naval story of the American Civil War. From the ironclads to steam and sailing ships to the first successful submarines, Port Columbus has gone to great extent to raise, recover and preserve the military and technological advances of the American Civil War Navies. Welcome aboard, everyone is welcome. |
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