ColumbusGeorgiaOurTown

Columbus, Georgia: Our Town
This year marks the 80th birthday of St. Elmo School. In honor of this event, students will learn about the history of this area as well as the rest of their hometown. We will look at how the Chattahoochee River defined this region; industries of Columbus, famous people of Columbus and their contributions, as well as little known facts and urban legends of the Fountain City.

Weekly Topics include: Columbus: In the Beginnings- 1828 Columbus and the Chattahoochee River Bibb City (and the other Columbus Mills) Famous Columbus Native: Horace King Famous Columbus Native: Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins Famous Columbus Native: Dr. John Pemberton - Changed the World with Coca-Cola Fort Benning The Lakebotton Area and our Beloved St. Elmo School Columbus in the 21st Century

Class Project- Since Christmas, the students have been working hard and researching a "Columbus-specific" topic. We have uploaded pictures and our voice narrations to a website called VoiceThread. Check out our website. If you set up a FREE VoiceThread account you can even comment on our work! Here is the link to our site [] .