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Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattah...

Significance: This was the first central hydroelectric generating station in Columbus. From 1887-1906 it produced most of the electricity used for street, commercial and residential lighting, and for small pow... More

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattah...

Significance: This was the first central hydroelectric generating station in Columbus. From 1887-1906 it produced most of the electricity used for street, commercial and residential lighting, and for small pow... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattah...

Significance: This was the first central hydroelectric generating station in Columbus. From 1887-1906 it produced most of the electricity used for street, commercial and residential lighting, and for small pow... More

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street ...

Significance: This development was the largest in the South when built in 1900. Originally, the dam provided water for 2 power houses: one for hydroelectric power generation, one for hydromechanical power tran... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street ...

Significance: This development was the largest in the South when built in 1900. Originally, the dam provided water for 2 power houses: one for hydroelectric power generation, one for hydromechanical power tran... More

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street ...

Significance: This development was the largest in the South when built in 1900. Originally, the dam provided water for 2 power houses: one for hydroelectric power generation, one for hydromechanical power tran... More

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Musc...

Significance: This bridge is significant in the areas of transportation, local history, and engineering. it is the fourth of a series of bridges located at this site since 1856. It is significant from an engi... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattah...

Significance: This was the first central hydroelectric generating station in Columbus. From 1887-1906 it produced most of the electricity used for street, commercial and residential lighting, and for small pow... More

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Musc...

Significance: This bridge is significant in the areas of transportation, local history, and engineering. it is the fourth of a series of bridges located at this site since 1856. It is significant from an engi... More

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Musc...

Significance: This bridge is significant in the areas of transportation, local history, and engineering. it is the fourth of a series of bridges located at this site since 1856. It is significant from an engi... More

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Musc...

Significance: This bridge is significant in the areas of transportation, local history, and engineering. it is the fourth of a series of bridges located at this site since 1856. It is significant from an engi... More

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street ...

Significance: This development was the largest in the South when built in 1900. Originally, the dam provided water for 2 power houses: one for hydroelectric power generation, one for hydromechanical power tran... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattah...

Significance: This was the first central hydroelectric generating station in Columbus. From 1887-1906 it produced most of the electricity used for street, commercial and residential lighting, and for small pow... More

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattah...

Significance: This was the first central hydroelectric generating station in Columbus. From 1887-1906 it produced most of the electricity used for street, commercial and residential lighting, and for small pow... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattah...

Significance: This was the first central hydroelectric generating station in Columbus. From 1887-1906 it produced most of the electricity used for street, commercial and residential lighting, and for small pow... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Hydroelectric Power Development North Highlands, Thirty-eighth Street ...

Significance: This development was the largest in the South when built in 1900. Originally, the dam provided water for 2 power houses: one for hydroelectric power generation, one for hydromechanical power tran... More

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Musc...

Significance: This bridge is significant in the areas of transportation, local history, and engineering. it is the fourth of a series of bridges located at this site since 1856. It is significant from an engi... More

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Musc...

Significance: This bridge is significant in the areas of transportation, local history, and engineering. it is the fourth of a series of bridges located at this site since 1856. It is significant from an engi... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Musc...

Significance: This bridge is significant in the areas of transportation, local history, and engineering. it is the fourth of a series of bridges located at this site since 1856. It is significant from an engi... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattah...

Significance: This was the first central hydroelectric generating station in Columbus. From 1887-1906 it produced most of the electricity used for street, commercial and residential lighting, and for small pow... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Water Power Development at Falls of Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee River...

Significance: As the Chattahoochee crosses the fall line at Columbus, Georgia, it falls 125 feet within 2 1/2 miles producing a potential energy of between 66,000 and 99,000 horsepower. That water power made C... More