Columbus Ironworks

	Columbus Ironworks
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Columbus Ironworks
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Location	901 Front Ave., Columbus, Georgia
Coordinates	32°27′47″N 84°59′43″W / 32.46306°N 84.99528°WCoordinates: 32°27′47″N 84°59′43″W / 32.46306°N 84.99528°W
Built	1853
Website	http://www.conventiontradecenter.com/
NRHP reference No.	69000046
Added to NRHP	July 29, 1969

Columbus Ironworks (also known as the Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center) was built in 1853. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1969.^[1] During the civil war, The industrial plant produced weapons for the confederate army. These weapons included cannons, pistols, rifles, and swords.

Today, it is used as an event center. Recurring events held there include many local high schools host dances or dinners, Christmas in the South (a 3-day Christmas sale)^{[citation needed]}, and NerdaCon.^[2] In addition to hosting events, the center displays artifacts and factoids from its days as a factory.

Columbus Ironworks today

The North Hall of the Ironworks in 2015, decorated for a wedding
Miscellaneous artifacts from the Ironworks' heyday
The courtyard of the Ironworks
A crane kept from when the Ironworks was a factory

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Awesome News For Everyone!". NerdaCon.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

External links[]

Official website

John S. Lupold Professor of History Columbus State University

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[nris-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[events-nerdacon-2] "Awesome News For Everyone!". NerdaCon.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

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