Liberty Hall is a Greek Revival Lowndes County Home located in the Southeast corner of Lowndes County. It was moved by mules from its original location in 1922. #visitcolumbus #visitmississippi #Greekrevival #antebellum #historichometours

Horace King, an enslaved man, was the engineer and builder of the first bridge to span the Tombigbee River. It was side enough for a wagon and team. #visitcolumbus #visitmississippi #tombigbeeriver #mississippihistory #Blackhistory #knowyourhistory. 

Legend has it that the large antebellum house once faced the river and was turned by a team of oxen to face the street. Is that true or is that a tall tale? To find out I did a TON of background research.

This episode tells the story of yet another obscure internment at Sandfield Cemetery, specifically a formerly enslaved Mississippian named William Isaac Mitchell who developed educational opportunities for the formerly enslaved and their children. He was also crucial in transforming the American Missionary Association school into Union Academy.

Was the wealthy planter and financier Charles R. Smith insane when he shot E. A. Laurent at the Artesia train depot? 

This episode tells the story of a formerly enslaved Mississippian who rose to prominent status in both politics and business after the Civil War, yet had the American Dream violently stolen from him along with the hope of expanding American democratic ideals. #mississippi #AfricanAmericanHistory #visitcolumbus #visitmississippi 

City Councilman Pierre Beard was arrested by the Gordo, Alabama police Friday night for DUI, possession of marijuana (2nd offense), paraphernalia (1st offense), and illegal alcohol. #columbusms 

Did you know there was a murder at the Rosenschweig Arts Center in #columbusms in 1927? Thanks to my fellow researcher Cy Brown for this lead! #murder #mystery #visitcolumbus #visitmississippi 

The director of the #CVB, Nancy Carpenter seems to only give the sweet deals to her pals. #columbus #visitcolumbusms #visitmississippi #mississippi 

On September 1, 1902 an excursion train departing Columbus for Birmingham derailed and plummeted down into a 60 foot ravine near Barry, Alabama.