Columbia, Mississippi Columbia, Mississippi Marion County courthouse in Columbia Marion County courthouse in Columbia Location of Columbia, Mississippi Location of Columbia, Mississippi Columbia, Mississippi is positioned in the US Columbia, Mississippi - Columbia, Mississippi Columbia is a town/city in Marion County, Mississippi, which was formed six years before Mississippi was admitted to statehood.
Columbia was titled for Columbia, South Carolina, from which many of the early pioneer had migrated.
Columbia is the governmental center of county of Marion County, Mississippi.
Marion county was created out of Amite county in 1811, encompassing the southwest quarter of the current state of Mississippi.
The territory on which the current City of Columbia resides was first purchased for cash on April 18, 1820,by William Lott and John Lott.
This territory is Township 3 East, Range 18 West, Section 5 (640 acres),which is the center of the City of Columbia today.
Other early patent holders of Columbia include James Phillips, Jr., and John Cooper (1825),in Section 4 next to John and William Lott. Columbia was officially incorporated on June 25, 1819, becoming the fourth municipality in the state of Mississippi.
Columbia, "The City of Charm on the River Pearl", has always been in danger of flooding, due to its bordering the Pearl River.
In its first 100 years, Columbia relied on the Pearl River for transit of goods.
During the Civil War, United States troops under the command of General Davidson camped outside Columbia, taking provisions from the people of the Conferdate States of America.
During the Civil Rights Movement, Columbia, and Marion County were the site of the most peaceful demonstrations, due to the diligent insistence of non-violence by Sheriff John Homer Willoughby.
Former Mississippi governor and Columbia native Hugh L.
White introduced white squirrels to the area, and they are still common in Columbia City Park.
On December 23, 2014, an EF3 tornado ripped through areas around Columbia, killing four citizens and causing widespread damage.
Columbia is positioned on the east bank of the Pearl River and is 81 miles south of Jackson, Mississippi and 103 miles north of New Orleans, Louisiana.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.4 square miles (17 km2), all land.
The Mississippi Department of Human Services's Division of Youth Services directed the Columbia Training School in unincorporated Marion County, near Columbia. The City of Columbia is served by the Columbia School District, with Columbia High School as the enhance high school, and Columbia Academy, a private Christian school.
White - former Columbia mayor and two-term Governor of Mississippi At approximately 2:25 - PM, an EF3 tornado (as graded on the Enhanced Fujita Scale) hit Columbia, killing 2 citizens and requiring 50 citizens to receive treatment at Marion General Hospital.
The tornado damaged a several buildings in Columbia causing Governor Phil Bryant to declare a state of emergency for Jones and Marion Counties to offer state resources. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Columbia, Mississippi.
Mississippi State and Territorial Enumeration 1880 US Fed Census, Columbia, Marion Co, MS "Marion County Mississippi History Index".
"Columbia city, Mississippi." "Columbia Training School 1730 Highway 44 Columbia, MS." Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Mississippi, United States County seat: Columbia
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