The Chattahoochee: A River of History at Columbus Museum

Saturday, 15 July 2006 10:44

Columbus, GA - For centuries, the Chattahoochee River has served residents of this area as a transportation route, an engine for commerce and recreational resource.  A vital part of our community’s past, present and future, it binds the Chattahoochee Valley together as a region.  Through photographs, postcards and paintings, this exhibition will take a look at how the river has helped shape the development of the Chattahoochee Valley.

On exhibit at The Columbus Museum August 13, 2006 through February 11, 2007.

The Chattahoochee River runs from the Chattahoochee Spring in the mountains of northeast Georgia, southwestward by Atlanta and through its suburbs, then turns southward to form the southern half of the Georgia/Alabama state line.  It then merges with the Flint River at Lake Seminole near Bainbridge to form the Florida panhandle's short Apalachicola River, and is the largest part of the ACF River Basin watershed.  The name Chattahoochee is thought to come from a Creek word for "painted rock," possibly referring to the many colorful granite outcrops along the northeast-to-southwest segment of the river.  Much of this segment of the river runs through the Brevard fault zone.

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