Columbus Ironworks

The Columbus Ironworks (also known as the Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center) was built in 1853. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1969.^[1] During the Civil War, the industrial plant produced weapons for the Confederate army. These weapons included cannons, pistols, rifles, and swords.

Columbus Ironworks
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Columbus Ironworks
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Location	901 Front Avenue, Columbus, Georgia
Coordinates	32°27′47″N 84°59′43″W
Built	1853
Website	http://www.conventiontradecenter.com/
NRHP reference No.	69000046[1]
Added to NRHP	July 29, 1969

Today, it is used as an event center. Recurring events include local high school dances or dinners, Christmas in the South (a three-day Christmas sale)^{[citation needed]}, NerdaCon and concerts.^[2] In addition to hosting events, the center displays artifacts and factoids from its days as a factory.

Columbus Ironworks today

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  The North Hall of the Ironworks in 2015, decorated for a wedding
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  Miscellaneous artifacts from the Ironworks' heyday
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  The courtyard of the Ironworks
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  A crane kept from when the Ironworks was a factory

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Awesome News For Everyone!". NerdaCon.org. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. GA-28, "Columbus Iron Works, Front Avenue between Eighth & Tenth Streets, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA", 45 photos, 26 data pages
• Lupold, John S. "History of the Columbus Iron Works". Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.