“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Maria Robinson
Columbus, Mississippi
November 25, 2016 – Friday
Today we visited Columbus, Mississippi, we were hoping to visit some of the antebellum homes, the home of Tennessee Williams, and the Friendship Cemetery. Unfortunately, most of the homes were closed for the holiday weekend. However, we did enjoy our tour around town.
Birthplace and first home of playwright Tennessee Williams, author of A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Menagerie.Lowndes County Courthouse – Meeting place for the Mississippi Legislature after the city of Jackson, MS fell to Union forces.Whitehall ca 1843 – James Walton Harris built this antebellum home in 1843. During the Civil War, it served as a hospital for Confederate soldiers and during World War II the Columbus Civil Air Patrol unit frequently met in the living room of Whitehall, the basement became the “Drop in Hanger,” a servicemen’s club.Walter Swoope ca 1852
Twelve Gables ca 1838Graves of the Confederate soldiers buried at Friendship Cemetery. Mrs. Canant, a volunteer nurse for the Confederate Army, the only Confederate nurse officially recognized by the United States government, is also buried there. The graves of the Union soldiers were moved to the National Cemetery in Corinth, MS.Columbus is located on the banks of the Tombigbee RiverT-37 Tweet at the Entrance of Columbus Air Force Base (picture from Panoramio)
