Columbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi that lies primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also referred to as the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.
Population: 23,518 (2013)
Elevation: 66 m
Unemployment rate: 11.0% (Apr 2015)
According to the Columbus Commercial Dispatch dated Dec. 8, 1950, this replica was given by Irvine Weitzenhoffer and T. M. McGahey to the city of Columbia and presented on Dec. 7, 1950 by the Pushmataha Area BSA.
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