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Water Witch Work21Jul2010The 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! Tags: columbus, Columbus Georgia, Museum, Water Witch
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
Dahlgren Howitzer lands at Port Columbus17Jun2010An 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 [...] Tags: 1863, 1864, cannon, Civil War, columbus, Columbus Georgia, Dahlgren, Howitzer, Museum, navy, Water Witch
USS Water Witch Comes to Life Thanksgiving Weekend!12Nov2009The newly constructed USS Water Witch steamship replica will come to life Thanksgiving weekend at Port Columbus. This special living history tour, Cool History: The Dramatic Capture of the USS Water Witch, is set for Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28. Uniformed reenactors and an exciting narrative account of the battle will reveal the [...] Tags: Living History, Water Witch
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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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