1828
Columbus founded by Georgia legislature at Chattahoochee fall line
1855
Eagle and Phenix Mills becomes one of South's largest textile operations
1865
Union forces capture Columbus in last Civil War naval battle
1918
Camp Benning established as infantry school
1926
Textile mills employ thousands; city is major industrial hub
1970
Columbus and Muscogee County consolidate governments
1977
Stocking Strangler murders terrorize Wynnton neighborhood
1986
Carlton Gary convicted of Stocking Strangler murders
2005
BRAC moves Armor School to Fort Benning from Fort Knox
2012
World's longest urban whitewater course opens on Chattahoochee
2023
Fort Benning renamed Fort Moore