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Water Witch Artifact Donated!!

16Jan2009

Bill Dean of Ft. Payne, AL , above, left, dropped by Port Columbus this week and donated a “Water Witch” marked Bible that had been in his family for generations. It has the ship’s name embossed in gold on the cover and a paper label inside indicating it was a gift to the ship from [...]

2009 Symposium successful .

12Jan2009

Nearly 50 Civil War navy buffs attended the 7th annual Civil War Naval History Symposium at Port Columbus last Saturday. Attendees were treated to an incredible array of presentations dealing with ironclads in the Civil War. Plans for next year’s symposium have not yet been announced, but it is expected that it too will be [...]

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