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Volunteers work on Dahlgrens21Feb2011Volunteers from a Confederate Marine Corps reenacting unit in Cincinnati, Ohio reported for duty this morning to work on the original Dahlgren 9-Inchers recently acquired by the museum. They are removing rust and will be involved in coating the guns to protect them from the weather in the future. Tags: Civil War, confederate, Dahlgren, Guns, Marines, Volunteer
Water Witch Dock Nears Completion18Feb2011Construction continues on the dock and surrounding work at the USS Water Witch this week. Today saw the pouring of the concrete surround, which will eventually receive a similar “water” treatment as seen in the CSS Jackson gallery. Work has been ongoing on the dock structure in front of the ship as well, which will [...] Tags: boat, cannon, Civil War, columbus, Columbus Georgia, Georgia, history, Living History, Museum, navy, Port Columbus, riverblast, ship, Water Witch
Black History Month at Port Columbus10Feb2011Black In Blue – African Americans in the Civil War Navies In honor of Black History Month, Port Columbus presents an all-new tour and living history program highlighting the experience of African Americans in both Navies during the Civil War, through special collections tours, guest speaker Steven Ramold (Author of Slaves, Sailors, Citizens: African Americans [...] Tags: Civil War, columbus, Columbus Georgia, Georgia, history, Living History, Museum, navy, Water Witch
Overnight Ghost Hunt this Month10Feb2011Parafied: Overnight Ghost Hunting Classes (With the Alabama Paranormal Research Team) Join the Alabama Paranormal Research Team at The National Civil War Naval Museum for professional ghost hunting classes at Port Columbus. Learn how to conduct a paranormal investigation, how the equipment works and how to use it, and what happens during a ghost hunt. [...] Tags: columbus, Columbus Georgia, Georgia, ghost tours, Museum, paranormal
Columbus Remembers: CSS Jackson Recovery10Feb2011This year, the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus is celebrating its 10th anniversary, along with the 50th anniversary of the recovery of the remains of the CSS Jackson. As part of the Museum’s efforts to preserve and interpret the history of this and other Civil War ships, this year’s River Blast! event [...]
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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. |
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