The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-08-06
PLACES OF INTER-
EST TO BE SEEN
THERE ARE MANY PLACES OF
HISTORIC INTEREST THAT
VISITORS TO FNCAMP-
MENT SHOULD SEE.
Columbus Is One of the Oldest Cities
in Mississippi, and Was An I'M
portant Point During the
War of the Sixties.

terest TO strangers, occupying as 1t
does the anomalous position of a
modern, up-to-date, bustling city en-
circled by memorable historic events
of by-gone days. 1t is far cry from
a lone tavern on a bleak hillst4e TO
the modern skyscraper encompassed
by busy streets on which trolley cars
speed merrily along, but such is the
transition that the passing years have
wrought in Columbus. 1t may inter-
est strangers to know that the first
building erected here was a combi-
nation tavern and blacksmith shop,
which occupied a site near the corner
of Main and Third streets, just west
of where the EIks' Home now stands.
One of the most historic thorough
fares in the South is the Military
road, which enters Columbus from
the northeast, and runs almost 10
the heart of the city. This road was
cut by Andrew Jackson on his famous
march to New Orleans in 1915. Leav-
ing the city, the road traverses a
prosperous agricultural section, and
during the winter months thousands
of wagon wheels crunch its graveIed
surface as the farmers come pouring
into Columbus with cotton and other
agricultural products. CoincidentaI,
as it may seem, the residence of the
late Gen. Stephen d. Lee, whose his
tory is indissolubly connected with
0f
stones throw from the road which
another gallant warrior blazed out
on his way to the field of battle.
Military road runs diagonally from
northeast to southwest, and after
forming a triangle with Eighth street
and North Third avenue at the point
of intersection of these two thorough
fares, loses its identity. Eighth I
street forms the eastern boundary |
line of the square on which Gen. |
Lees residence is located, and the
house can easily be seen from Mill
tary road. A better view of the place |
can, however, be had from Seventh |
street, on which thoroughfare the I
residence fronts. The street car line /
passes along Military road into North |
Third avenue, and visitors who de- /
sire to obtain good view of the
home of the lamented chieftain can
leave the car at Seventh street and |
walk north one block, as by pursu-
ing this course they will not only
obtain a good view of the residence,
tr,f Of hn
which surrounds it.
Those who wish to obtain a COM
prehensiye idea of Columbus and the
territory over which the city extends
should board a Lake Park car and
ride from one end of the city to the
other. On this ride they will see
many places of interest, including
the Industrial Institute and College,
one of the largest and best known
institutions of its kind in the South;
the First Methodist church, the
Southern Railway shops, the electric
power plant, the Columbus Hospital,
and many large manufacturing con-
Germs, as well as some very hand .
some residences. In riding over this
line they will also traverse the bus .
mess section of the city, obtaining
views of the city hall, the six-story
skyscraper recently erected by the !,
Columbus Insurance & Banking Com
pany, the Hotel Gilmer, the Elks'
and many other handsome !.
structures. Visitors who desire to
see a cotton factory in operation
should leave the car at the corner
Of Main and Fourth streets and walk
one block north to the Tombigbee
Mills. This factory can also be cas- ;
ily reached from the Military road
line, passengers on this line leaving
The car at the corner of Market street
and Second avenue. I
Columbus has one of the largest b
loral nurseries in the South. This I
lursery is owned and operated by \
Ir. II. G. Owen. and is located in the c
southeastern suburbs Of the city. e
There are several acres of green o
louses and flowers of almost every a
variety. The plant is a
.quipped with steam heating appa- C
-atus and private water system, and .
> modern in every respect. There j,
. no car line running to the nursery. y
md the only way to reach the plant Il
s by private conveyance, but those a