Columbia, Mississippi
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Marion County Population: 507 in 1900 2029 in 1910 2826 in 1920 4833 in 1930 Town incorporated: 12-16-1812 Post office: 11-1-1819 to 3-28-1843 6-7-1843 to present Railroads: CL&G- G&SI- IC -ICG-Columbia & Silver Creek
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Next Town North- Fortinberry
G&SI Milepost 92.36 (from Gulfport, by way of Maxie)
Next Town South- Langfords |
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1934 soil survey map |
1964 USGS topo map |
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1934 soil survey map |
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HISTORY by Tony Howe:
INDUSTRY - J. J. White Lumber Co.- operated 1913-1931 Joseph Ashcroft- lumber mill cutting 40,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919. Beats Lumber Co.- pine lumber mill cutting 5,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919. J. W. Hammond- pine lumber mill cutting 10,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919. Price Veneer & Lumber Co.- hardwood lumber mill cutting 40,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919. H. L. White Lumber Co.- pine lumber mill cutting 25,000 ft/day and planing mill capy 25,000 ft/day listed on Freight Circular No F-1043 List of Sawmills and Planing Mills on Gulf & Ship Island RR Oct. 28, 1919.
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Former G&SI, later IC, depot at Columbia in 1972. It still stands today and used by the Marion County Historical Society and Chamber of Commerce. |
The IC freight depot was located north of the passenger depot in 1972. All that is left today is a handful of the concrete piers. |
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1964 Illinois Central Profile Mick Nussbaum Collection Click for larger version
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| BUSINESSES (per R.G. Dun & Co.)-
C. Atkinson & Bro., general store 1868-73-75 Wm Atkinson & Foxworth Co., general store 1900 M. L. Banks, physician 1873-75 Harris Barnes, planter 1873-75 H. A. Barnes, general store 1900 Nathan Barnes & Son- general store 1875 William Barnes, shoes 1868, planter 1873, George Bayless, planter 1868-73-75 John Baylis, hotel 1900 J. R. Berry, physician & drugs 1900 William Bonnes, planter 1868 J. T. Brown, general store 1900 W. M. Buckley, general store 1900 Burkett & Burrow, general store 1900 Campbell & Magee, sawmill 1900 Columbia Bank, 1900 Dale & Banks, publishers 1900 Richard Davis (3 mi from), sawmill 1900 Robert Ford, physician 1873 S. H. Ford, planter 1873-75 T. B. Ford- physician 1875 Edward Fortenberry, planter 1868-73- John Fortenberry, planter 1868-75 J. W. Fortenberry (near), general store 1900 A. E. Foxworth, planter 1873-75 F. W. Foxworth, planter 1873-75 F. W. Foxworth, sawmill 1900 J. M. Foxworth, planter 1873-75 John Foxworth, planter 1868-73-75 John Foxworth, Sr., planter 1868-73-75 S. E. Foxworth, planter 1868-73-75 Calvin Ford, planter 1868 James Ford, planter 1868 A. Goss, drugs 1873 Goss & Wilkes, general store 1900 J. Halloman- general store & saloon 1876 Holloway & Thompson, livery 1900 Julius Kottwitz- dry goods & grocery 1875 Louis Kottwitz- general store 1876 I. W. Lampton & Bro., general store 1900 Elias Lane, grocery 1873-75 E. Lane, general store 1900 Walter Lenoir, planter 1868-73-75 H. B. Lewis, general store 1900 Lemuel Lewis, planter 1873-75 Samuel Lewis, planter 1868 Elisha Magee, planter 1868-73-75 R. Oren, planter 1868-73-75 M. O'Rorke- general store 1876 Pittman & Whitten- retail grocery 1875-76 E. J. Pittman (near), general store 1900 John W. Pool, general store 1900 F. F. Rankin, general store 1900 G. H. Rankin, general store 1900 A. B. F. Rawles, planter 1873-75 G. M. Sibley, livery 1900 J. M. Sims, grocery 1873-75 E. C. Smedes- 1876 Smith & Ball, general store 1900 William Stovall, planter 1868 Tynes & O'Rourke, general store 1873-75 John Watts, general store 1900 W. B. Webb, general store 1873-75 Mrs. M. L. Wylie, ret. millinery 1900 Yarborough & Evans, turpentine & general store 1900
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additional info, we would love to hear from you! We are always looking for
additional photos, too. Find our contact info below.
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For more information contact Tony Howe at tonyhowe76@yahoo.com or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net