MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
1100 College Street • (877) Go-2-The-W
Founded in 1884, MUW was the first public college for women in
America. The campus boasts 23 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
www.muw.edu
FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY
Fourth Street South • (800) 327-2686
Founded in May 1849, the cemetery was the site of the first Memorial Day Celebration in 1866.
LEE HOME/MUSEUM
316 Seventh Street North
(800) 920-3533 • (662) 327-8888
This 1847 Italianate home was the residence of General Stephen D. Lee, who gave the order to fire the first shot of the Civil War upon Fort Sumter.
PLYMOUTH BLUFF MUSEUM
2200 Old West Point Road • (662) 241-6214
The Plymouth Bluff Museum contains artifacts and cultural history exhibits dating back to the Cretaceous and Pleistocene ages.
www.plymouthbluff.com
ROSENZWEIG ARTS CENTER
501 Main Street
• (662) 328-2787
The Rosenzweig Arts Center offers classes, performances, exhibits, and a sales gallery.
www.columbus-arts.com
COLUMBUS-LOWNDES PUBLIC LIBRARY BILLUPS-GARTH ARCHIVES/BUCKLEY GENEALOGY ROOM
314 Seventh Street North • (662) 329-5300
Visitors may peruse extensive records of Columbus history including education, churches, government, businesses, buildings, historic homes, and local organizations.
www.lowndes.lib.ms.us |