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Shaping Ourspace, Becky Becker, Amanda Rees

Columbus Community Geography Center

The Shaping OurSpace program was developed over five, half-day meetings at the Girls Inc. site at Booker T. Washington Homes (BTW), in Columbus, Georgia. Approximately 12 summer camp girls (ages between 7 and 15) took part in the program (this varied from meeting to meeting). Two faculty from Columbus State University developed the weekly program to support the girls’ involvement in the planning process to envision a future for the neighborhood: Dr. Becky Becker (Department of Theatre) and Dr. Amanda Rees (Department of History and Geography).

Activities

The program was a mix of theatre activities designed to support listening and …

Interim Report On The East Highlands District, Columbus Ga, Amanda Rees, T. J. Rice

Columbus Community Geography Center

The East Highlands district is located on the raised bench above the flood plains of the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, west-central Georgia. The district lies approximately 1 mile east of the river.

Neighborhoods Of The East Highland District, Amanda Rees, T.J. Rice

Columbus Community Geography Center

This is a map of the East Highland neighborhood in Columbus, Georgia. It shows the construction periods and eras and named subdivisions.

Liberty-Booker T Washington District Timeline Of Major Sites And Leaders, Catherine Lovin, Meredith Duke, Joyce Wade, Rafael Torres, Robert Williams

Columbus Community Geography Center

The report contains a map of the Liberty-East Commons District, along with a timeline of major sites and leaders.

Waverly Terrace "Haven Of Homes" House Genealogy Handbook, Amanda Rees, William Cox, Drew Dickerson, Zack Forste, Shannon Torres, Justin Futo

Columbus Community Geography Center

Waverly Terrace is a National Register Historic District. It was the first planned suburb in Columbus, Georgia, location of the nation’s first coeducational industrial school, and home of prominent architect T.W. Smith. As a planned suburb, the neighborhood was laid out using a grid pattern and included all utilities and an elementary school.

This House Genealogy Handbook provides the tools needed to research the residential house histories of Waverly Terrace.