Historical Marker

Mills

Columbus · Muscogee County

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The Story

The Chattahoochee's falls powered a textile empire here - mills like Coweta Falls, Eagle, and City Mills - that made Columbus a Southern manufacturing hub. Federal troops burned many in April 1865; survivors rebuilt and grew larger.

About this site

Mills 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 32.4732, -84.9944 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Last Battle (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include TSYS, Griffin, and Calhoun.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.4732, -84.9944 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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