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 [...]

Cool History: Ship Stories - June 1

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About Port Columbus -- The Civil War Naval Museum: Located in historic Columbus, Georgia on the Chattahoochee Intra-Coastal Waterway, Port Columbus is the only museum in the world dedicated to telling the complete Naval story of the American Civil War. From the ironclads to steam and sailing ships to the first successful submarines, Port Columbus has gone to great extent to raise, recover and preserve the military and technological advances of the American Civil War Navies. Welcome aboard, everyone is welcome. EXPLORE EVENTS: RiverBlast! (Mar) Cool History (Year Round) Admiral's Circle Dinner (Apr 2011) Southern Pirate Festival (Oct) History Symposium (Oct) Victorian Holiday House (Dec) * DONATIONS EXPLORE EXHIBITS: WaterWitch CSS Jackson CSS Chattahoochee USS Hartford USS Monitor CSS Albemarle Flag Collection Civil War Naval Timeline Special Exhibits
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