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ALL OUT GLORY
National Civil War
NAVAL MUSEUM AT
PORT COLUMBUS
You can still smell the charred wood 155 years
later of the two original Civil War military
vessels dredged up from where they burned
on the Chattahoochee River. Step into a
reproduction exhibit of the USS Hartford
and CSS Albemarle. By telling the little-
known stories of the navies of the Civil War,
the museum connects people with the past,
giving them a better sense of place and time.
There’s always something new to discover! “What a great display
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Fort Benning
MANEUVER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Fort Benning has served as the Home of the Infantry since 1918, transforming into the
Maneuver Center of Excellence in 2005. Since World War I, its mission has been to
“produce the world’s finest combat infantrymen.”
Doughboy
Possible Fort Benning activities include: STADIUM
Built by U.S. Army
Riverside International Infantrymen as a memorial
PLANTATION WHINSEC to their lost comrades of
Built in 1909 by businessman Currently training officers of World War I.
Arthur Bussey, Riverside is foreign countries, this building
on the National Register of originally served as the U.S. Historic
Historic Places and is the Army Infantry School and Fort CUARTELS
commandant’s residence. Benning Headquarters. Designed and constructed
in the 1920s, this building
serves as offices and
POW quarters for visiting officers.
MONUMENT The building appeared
Erected in 1946, this in the 1941 edition of
monument was originally Ripley’s Believe It or Not
for the world’s longest
intended to honor U.S. continuous porch.
prisoners of World War
II. It was later moved to
Contact VisitColumbusGA
its current location and at 800.999.1613 for
altered to also reflect the more information about
POWs of World War I, POW Monument Fort Benning.
Korea and Vietnam.
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