Columbus AFB
Columbus Air Force Base is home to the 14th Flying Training Wing of Air Education and Training Command’s 19th Air Force.
Columbus, MS
Located on the Tombigbee River, Columbus, MS boasts to be the home of Waverley Mansion Plantation, Mississippi University for Women, Located on the Tombigbee River, Columbus, MS boasts to be the home of Waverley Mansion Plantation, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus Air Force Base, and the first home of playwright Tennessee Williams, which now serves as the Welcome Center for Columbus, MS. Its southern location and proximity to water make outdoor recreation a vital part of Columbus.
During the American Civil War, Columbus was a hospital town. As a result, it largely avoided Union attack. Many of the casualties from the Battle of Shiloh were brought there, and thousands were buried in the town's Friendship Cemetery. The decision of a group of ladies to decorate the Union and Confederate graves with flowers together on May 29, 1866 is credited as part of the founding of Memorial Day.
Another result of Columbus' history as a hospital town was the sparing of its antebellum homes, making its collection second only to Natchez' as the most extensive in Mississippi.
Columbus has hosted the Columbus Air Force Base since the Second World War. CAFB was founded as a flight training school. After a stint in the 1950's and 1960's as a SAC base CAFB returned to its original role. Today, it is one of only three basic flight training bases in the United States, and prized as the only one where regular flight conditions may be experienced.
Columbus AFB Hotel Map
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