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Place Artist Date Type
Columbus, Georgia (USA)
Chattahoochee RiverWalk		 Architects: Hecht, Burdeshaw and Johnson, P.C.
Landscape architects: Edward L. French & Donald Campbell, Jr.
Opening plaque: Linda & Larry Cannon		 1992 Park

Columbus (Ga), Riverwalk
The RiverWalk seen from Phenix City, Ala., across the river
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The 1992 section of the RiverWalk, seen from the Dilingham bridge, to the north (left) and south (right)

Description:

Chattahoochee RiverWalk
The RiverWalk is a 15-mile linear park that hugs the banks of the Chattahoochee River. The oldest park dates from 1992 and was dedicated to the quincentennial of Columbus's arrival in the New World.
Coming from the south in this 1992 section you pass under a gate with name and date, and a park bench and drinking fountain donated by Columbus's sister city Kiryu in Japan. Then you arrive at a plaza with a four-part Columbus statue and a bust of John Beverly Amos.
Then you go under the Dillingham bridge to the second section. This section has an entrance stairs leading from 10th street. At the foot of this stairs is a commemorative plaque with the text transcribed below. Near the north end, at 12th Street is a ceramic plaque commemorating the opening of the park on October 12, 1992.
Columbus (Ga), Riverwalk: gate
The gate at the south side with the inscription CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVERWALK and the date 1992		 Columbus (Ga), Riverwalk: bench and drinking fountain
Bench & fountain. Text on the plaque: "This facility - park bench and drinking fountain - is given to the people of Columbus, Georgia from your sister city, Kiryu, Japan, during the 1992 quincentennial celebration. It is our hope that this gift will offer rest and cool refreshment to all who visit this place, symbolizing the goodwill which exists between our two textile-oriented cities."
Columbus (Ga), Riverwalk: Opening plaque Columbus (Ga), Riverwalk: Opening plaque and Peter
The ceramic plaque commemorating the opening of the park on October 12, 1992.
It is signed by "Linda Cannon" (bottom left) and "Larry Cannon 10-92" (right)
The photo to the right shows me, making the photo to the left

Inscription:

Plaque near the 10th St. entrance:
THIS RIVERWALK, EXTENDING ALONG THE CHATTAHOOCHEE FROM THE
EAGLE AND PHENIX MILL ON THE NORTH SIDE, SOUTHWARD TO THE OLD
STEAMBOAT LANDING, WAS DEDICATED COLUMBUS DAY, OCTOBER 12, 1992
IN CELEBRATION OF THE QUINCENTENARY ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL
OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN THE NEW WORLD. THIS AMENTY IS THE
PRODUCT OF CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS TO GASIFICATION
PLANT RESIDUES AND COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS.

THIS PROJECT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF:
COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT (names mentioned)
COLUMBUS WATER WORKS (names mentioned)
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
UNITED CITIES GAS COMPANY
W.C. BRADLEY COMPANY
BRADLEY-TURNER FOUNDATION
UPTOWN COLUMBUS, INC.
MRS. ELENA DIAZ-VERSON AMOS
on behalf of the John B. Amos family.

JORDAN, JONES & GOULDING, INC. ENGINEERS
HECHT, BURDESHAW AND JOHNSON, P.C. ARCHITECTS
DELON HAMPTON AND ASSOCIATES. CIVIL ENGINEERS
EDWARD L. FRENCH & DONALD CAMPBELL, JR. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
T. & B. SCOTTDALE CONTRACTORS, INC. GENERAL CONTRACTORS.

Columbus (Ga), Riverwalk: plaque

Notes:

The relationship between Columbus and the Chattahoochee River predates written history. Spanish explorers told about the falls nearby. The Indians nation's most extensive trading center was here. Then, in 1828, state legislation set aside 1,200 acres for the town that became Columbus.
Steam boats soon were unloading cotton and other products at her busy pier. Commerce depended on the river with the arrival of the railroad and other means of transportation.
More recently, the Chattahoochee became a Mecca for recreation. Lakes created from its lineup of dams attract fishermen and on weekends the water is filled with boats and skiers. So it was natural for Columbus to come back to the river.
The Riverwalk idea was conceived in the late eighties by Columbus City planners, members of the Chamber of Commerce, Riverfront Committee, and the Columbus Water Works. The original concept plans were done by Hecht, Burdeshaw and Johnson, a local architecture company. The award winning engineering design was performed by Jordan, Jones & Goulding, an Atlanta and Columbus based Civil and Environmental Engineering consultant firm. Construction started in the fall of 1989 and the first phase, from the River Club to the Trade Center, was completed and dedicated on Columbus Day 1992. The next phase of the RiverWalk was finished in 1996 and extended the walk from the Trade Center to the Fort Benning Infantry Museum. approximately 10.88 miles long. In the future, the RiverWalk will extend through the high-tech campus of Total System Services, Inc. into the village of Bibb City. When completed the Riverwalk will be 20 miles from Lake Oliver Marina to the Fort Benning Infantry Museum.

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© Peter van der Krogt; Added 2 November 2003, last update:
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