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4/19/1990: Columbus regaining port status

Posted on May 30, 2015 by ccjewell5

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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2/8/1990: The day the levee broke

Posted on May 16, 2015 by ccjewell5

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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2/1/1990: What was “old” Columbus like?

Posted on May 16, 2015 by ccjewell5

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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1/11/1990: The changed face of Columbus

Posted on May 16, 2015 by ccjewell5

by Virginia Jewell (First in a series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on Jan. 11, 1990) OLD COLUMBUS, WHAT WAS IT LIKE? Faded photographs and word pictures are all that remain to help us reconstruct … Continue reading →

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