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Rooted in an 1840s gin works, the firm took the Lummus name when Franklin Lummus took control in 1867. His 1909 Air Blast Gin was the biggest leap in gin design since Eli Whitney, making the company a leading independent gin maker.
Historical Marker
Lummus Cotton Gins
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About this site
Lummus Cotton Gins is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.4627, -84.9939 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Loeb, Sol, Building--Garrett--Joy Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Gallery 4, Joseph House, and Columbus Iron Works.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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