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Ask Rufus: General Hummingbird, a Choctaw war chief and friend of the US (opens the original)
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Though now little-known, a Choctaw war chief commonly called “General Hummingbird” repeatedly came to the aid of the United States in times of trouble. He received military commissions from both George Washington and Andrew Jackson. His life took him through the formation of this country and had him serving with some of America’s greatest leaders. In the early 1800s, his name was known from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Choctaw Chief Tapena Homa, who is better known as General Hummingbi
Ask Rufus: MUW, in the beginning (opens the original)
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Lately there have been several comments in newspapers and posts on Facebook about Mississippi University for Women and two of the older buildings on The W’s campus, Callaway Hall and the Puckett House. Few people realize it, but this year marks the 179th anniversary of a college in Columbus at that location on College Street. MUW’s early beginnings are evidenced by Callaway Hall, which turned 165 years old this year. MUW opened as the Industrial Institute and College in 1885. However, it was not
Ask Rufus: The Ouachita and the story behind a postcard (opens the original)
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Last week a postcard of the steamer Ouachita “On the Tombigbee River” showed up on eBay. Though I had one I could not resist buying another to have an extra copy. It is the most common postcard of a steamboat that came to Columbus. In the Museum of Mississippi History in Jackson, an image of that postcard was blown up to wall size and is on a second-floor wall in the museum. Interestingly, the postcard I recently bought, which was postmarked in 1907, had been mailed from New Orleans. I have ofte
Ask Rufus: The house at Leadership Plaza (opens the original)
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With Visit Columbus looking at possible historic markers for Columbus, Leadership Plaza would be a prime location. And for a multitude of reasons. The site has ties to one of Columbus’ founders, to a Chickasaw Indian Chief, to African American history, to a prominent early hotel and to the architectural history of early Columbus. One of the more interesting figures associated with the founding of Columbus was Dr. B.C. Barry. Dr. Barry was one of Columbus’ earliest settlers, opened a medical prac
Ask Rufus: Madam John’s Legacy and the Raised Cottages of Columbus (opens the original)
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Last week, I was in New Orleans with my grandchildren who were visiting from Virginia. While there, I had to make a pilgrimage to “Madam John’s Legacy.” It is a 1788 French Colonial raised cottage in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Raised cottages are one of the earliest styles of architecture in the south and the style of several of the oldest surviving houses in Columbus. It is a style that was introduced into the south Atlantic coastal and Gulf coastal areas from the West Indies probably in the
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