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3/15/1990: New town of Columbus took shape in 1927-28

Posted on May 30, 2015 by ccjewell5

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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3/8/1990: Housemover comes to the rescue

Posted on May 30, 2015 by ccjewell5

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 →

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2/22/1990: Water tower made Columbus grow, used for 25 years

Posted on May 24, 2015 by ccjewell5

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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2/15/1990: The cat in the pillowslip

Posted on May 16, 2015 by ccjewell5

by Virginia Jewell (Fourth in a Series) (Appeared in The Hickman County Gazette, Clinton (Hickman County, Ky.) on Feb. 15, 1990) When the Columbus levee began to cave in during the flood of 1927, Raymond Simpson rushed home to tell … Continue reading →

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