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Port Columbus admission prices to go up $1 July 121Jun2011As part of a comprehensive effort to become more financially self sufficient, Port Columbus is raising its admissions fees by $1 across the board. That will make regular adult admission $7.50. Executive Director Bruce Smith said there has not been an increase in nearly five years, “The addition of the USS Water Witch full scale [...] 
Two Navies, One Ship08Jun2011Thanks to everyone who came out for “Two Navies, One Ship,” the Museum’s look at the history of the USS Water Witch, the Civil War steamship that has been recreated in full-scale on Museum grounds. The program featured a multi-media presentation on the ship’s history, a series of first-person performances representing several key figures involved [...] Tags: Civil War, columbus, Columbus Georgia, Georgia, history, Living History, Museum, Naval History, navy, Port Columbus, reenactment, ship, Water Witch
Great Turnout for Rally! (UPDATED)07Jun2011There was a great turnout for the Rally this morning. The crowd counted at about 800 during the two hours, and lots of folks got the chance to win some great door prizes – including firing the Museum’s huge Civil War cannon! Thanks to all of our supporters, friends, staff, volunteers, pirates, VIPs – everyone [...] Tags: budget, Civil War, columbus, Columbus Georgia, history, Museum, navy, Port Columbus, rally
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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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