Cool History – Inventing a New Navy

20Jul2011

August 6-7, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Ships with hybrid technology, composite armor and stealth design – the 21st Century Navy?

Nope, the Civil War Navies. In conjunction with National Inventors’ Month, Port Columbus presents a look at inventions and technological advancements in navies both North and South during the Civil War.

We’ll also take a special look at the Navy Yard here in Columbus and the engineering practiced there by Horace King and others.

1:30 p.m. – Inventing a New Navy – An overview of the technological advances in the navies of the Civil War.

2:30 p.m. – Columbus Navy Yard Technology – A look at Civil War Naval technology as practiced here in Columbus, GA, with a special focus on the CSS Jackson.

3:30 – Bridging Deep South Rivers - A special screening of Horace: The Bridge Builder King, about the Chattahoochee Valley’s resident engineer genius, the former slave Horace King. In conjunction with the film, Tom Lenard, the documentary’s director, and Thomas French, Jr., co-author of the definitive Horace King biography, will give a presentation on Horace King’s work at the Columbus Naval Yard.

Check out the promo video clip by our own Ken Johnston over on our You Tube page!

2 Responses to “Cool History – Inventing a New Navy”

1. Tom Lenard says:

   August 4, 2011 at 4:37 am

   Note: This will be the very first screening of the film, “HORACE: The Bridge Builder King” in Columbus, GA.

   Filmmaker, Tom C. Lenard

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2. Tom Lenard says:

   August 5, 2011 at 2:37 am

   HORACE KING’s Interrogatory Statement about his work at the Naval Works in Columbus, Georgia during the Civil War:
   http://vimeo.com/20179705

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