Columbus High School - Cohiscan Yearbook (Columbus, GA)

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4- 1 ,:,. 1 .Wshg ur river ontributes Embracing the industrial site of Columbus, Geor- gia, the Chattahoochee River offers continuous power which has developed a trade settlement of 300 into a thriving city of 135,000 ln 1908 the Goat Rock Dam furnished 29,840 kilowatts. tToday the dams around Columbus furnish 464,070 kilowatts.J This remarkable water power is the foundation for the establishment of many cotton and textile factories which have created a substantial, spreading, industrial center. ln 1828 the town was laid out and the first steam- boat, 4'The Steubenvillef, opened the river for trade and transportation. For 100 years riverboats stopped at Co- lumbus and during this time 200 boats plied the river. Also connecting our city with the nation were telegraphs first sent from here on August 23, 1847 and railroads built in 1853. The first telephone was present on April 21, 1880. In 1827 plans were begun for the Eagle Factory and in 1834 Mr. James Shrivers built a small textile factory three miles north of Columbus. It was known as Clappas Factory and was a popular picnic ground, but is now the location of the newly constructed Oliver Dam. ln 1841 lots were leased and the cotton mill industry truly began and will not be stopped until the switch,

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Introduction Faculty Classes Honors CH 1- 13 Student Life 14- 17 Sports Military Advertising 28-131 132-14-9 150 193 Index TTfHOOCHEE 194--201 202-225 226-239 24-0-281 281-288 3

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ontinuou power, the Chattahoochee, is turned off. Since that time the Swift spinning wheels have quadrupled in size and Bibb Manufacturing Company has a mill with 35 acres of floor space under one roof, making it the largest in America. Leonard Springs was the first source of our water but on April 10, 1884, the first contract for the water works was concluded. Today water from the Chatta- hoochee supplies 22 per cent of all Georgia homes. An average of 16 to 17 million gallons of water a day is supplied to the 135,000 citizens of Columbus. Another form of power present in this locality is the 68,653 men stationed at Fort Benning. This greatest infantry school of arms in the world was established in 1917. Although supplying power to the United States, Fort Benning also supplies power in the form of 170 students to us and we thank the government for its aid. However, the greatest bulk of Columbus, power does not come from the river, industry or government, but from the people. Our school is a large contributing factor, for its 1,583 students are a source of this power. The form of power that we will offer to the city cannot be termed as gallons, kilowatt hours or horsepower, but rather as achievements, enthusiasm and brain-power. 5