Black Heritage Trail (Columbus, Georgia)

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The Black Heritage Trail is a National Recreation Trail located in Columbus, Georgia. [1] [2] It is an urban trail connecting 30 African American Heritage Points of interest. The Trail features many contributions and significant events in African American History of Columbus.

National Recreation Trail designation given to trails that contribute to health, conservation, and recreation goals in the United States

National Recreation Trail (NRT) is a designation given to existing trails that contribute to health, conservation, and recreation goals in the United States. Over 1,148 trails in all 50 U.S. states, available for public use and ranging from less than a mile to 485 miles (781 km) in length, have been designated as NRTs on federal, state, municipal, and privately owned lands. Trails may be nominated for designation as NRTs each year. The NRT online database includes information on most designated trails. National Recreational Trails are part of the National Trails System.

Columbus, Georgia Consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States

Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama, Columbus is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it officially merged in 1970. Columbus is the third-largest city in Georgia and the fourth-largest metropolitan area. According to the 2017 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Columbus has a population of 194,058 residents, with 303,811 in the Columbus metropolitan area. The metro area joins the nearby Alabama cities of Auburn and Opelika to form the Columbus–Auburn–Opelika Combined Statistical Area, which has a 2017 estimated population of 499,128.

  1. Ma Rainey Home
  2. First African Baptist Church
  3. St. John AME Church
  4. Claflin School
  5. Metropolitan Baptist Church
  6. Restored Train Station
  7. Saint James AME Church
  8. Old City Jail
  9. Friendship Baptist Church
  10. The Liberty Theatre
  11. Spencer High School
  12. Porterdale Cemetery
  13. Old Slave Cemetery
  14. Fifth Avenue School
  15. Mildred L. Terry Library
  16. Fourth Street Baptist
  17. The Spencer House
  18. Columbus Urban League
  19. Brick Streets Laid by Slaves
  20. First Interracial Law Firm of Columbus
  21. Primus King Site
  22. Springer Opera House
  23. Dr. Thomas H. Brewer Assassination Site
  24. Site of first Silent store
  25. Temperance Hall
  26. Greater Shady Grove Baptist Church
  27. City Mills
  28. Isaac Maund House
  29. Kinfolks Corner
  30. Dillingham Street Bridge

The trail received National Recreation Trail Designation from the Secretary of the Interior during a 2000 ceremony at the historic Liberty Theater. The ceremony paid tribute to Ms. Judith Grant, a Black Heritage Trail organizer and local historian.

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References

  1. ↑ "TRAVEL ADVISORY; New Recreation Trails Mark Historic Eras". The New York Times . 23 July 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Black Heritage Trail - Columbus, Georgia". americantrails.org. 2011.

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