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Virginia Honchell, 1947
Virginia H. Jewell, 2000
Hickman County, Ky
- Alben Barkley
- anchor and chain
- Bellwood
- Benjamin F. Cheatham
- Bob Williams
- Cathey Tarpley Ringo
- Charlie Mays
- Civilian Conservation Corps
- Civil War
- Clinton
- Clinton-Hickman County Hospital
- Clinton Gin
- Clinton Hill
- Columbus
- Columbus-Belmont Park
- Columbus Series
- cotton
- Daisy Cowle
- Dr. Whayne
- E. M. David House Moving Co.
- Earle Jewell
- Elmo Drew
- Eugenia Keirce Scott
- Farmer's Gin
- flood
- Foresythe Cotton Gin
- Fort DeRussey
- Frank Martin
- Frank Wright Sr.
- Gideon J. Pillow
- Herbert Hoover
- Hickman County
- Hotel Jewell
- James A. Porter
- James Marre
- James Porter
- Lawrence Sheridan
- levee
- Mack Ward
- Marion Rust
- Marshall Plan
- Marvin College
- Mississippi River
- Mrs. Martha Jewell Birk
- National Guard Columbus Series
- Oakton Gin
- occupations
- packet boat
- railroad
- Ramer Jewell
- Raymond Henley
- Red Cross
- Susan Vaughn Clayton
- T.L. Atwood
- transportation
- U.S. Army Engineers
- W. A. Winn
- W. M. Yancy
- water tower
- Wiley Kimbro
- William Tipton
- Willie Belle Bencini
- Winn Housemovers
Tag Archives: Columbus Series
4/19/1990: Columbus regaining port status
by Virginia Jewell (Last in a Series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on April 19, 1990) A passing barge. A fisherman circling toward the shore in his motorboat. Water skiers and an occasional pleasure craft. … Continue reading
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3/15/1990: New town of Columbus took shape in 1927-28
by Virginia Jewell (Eight in a Series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on March 15, 1990) Not since a two-seater airplane landed at the race track south of town had there been such a commotion … Continue reading
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Tagged anchor and chain, Benjamin F. Cheatham, Cathey Tarpley Ringo, Civil War, Civilian Conservation Corps, Columbus, Columbus Series, Columbus-Belmont Park, Daisy Cowle, Elmo Drew, Fort DeRussey, Gideon J. Pillow, Herbert Hoover, Marion Rust, Red Cross, T.L. Atwood, William Tipton
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3/8/1990: Housemover comes to the rescue
by Virginia Jewell (Seventh in a Series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on March 8, 1990) After the decision was made to move flood-stricken Columbus to the safety of the nearby fluff, the rehabilitation committee … Continue reading
2/22/1990: Water tower made Columbus grow, used for 25 years
by Virginia Jewell (Fifth in a series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on Feb. 22, 1990) Moving Columbus to the safety of the bluffs seems more practical than rebuilding the town after the 1927 floods. … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbus, Columbus Series, James A. Porter, Lawrence Sheridan, Marion Rust, Red Cross, W. M. Yancy, water tower
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2/8/1990: The day the levee broke
by Virginia Jewell (Third in a Series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on Feb. 8, 1990) While the Union Army was in command of Columbus during the Civil War, the people of the community were … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbus, Columbus Series, Eugenia Keirce Scott, flood, levee, Mississippi River
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2/1/1990: What was “old” Columbus like?
by Virginia Jewell (Second in a series on the changing face of Columbus) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on Feb. 1, 1990) What was old Columbus like? Where was the race track with it trotting … Continue reading
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