One of the things I love about learning about Columbia and Boone County’s historic places is finding new ways to use this information. This article notes that teachers can use historic places such as those in Columbia and Boone County to teach history. A walk through downtown Columbia would allow teachers to discuss the importance…
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Industrial development redux
It is interesting to see how history repeats itself. Once again, those in charge of Columbia’s economic development are casting their eyes toward ways to bring more industrial development to the city. That’s old news. “In 1873 the city government believed that Columbia ‘should give every possible encouragement toward fostering a spirit of manufacturing industris,…
IBM-like support in 1906 – Hamilton-Brown Shoe Factory, 1123 Wilkes Blvd.
Last week, a May 18, 2010, article in the Columbia Missourian outlined a list of what it called unprecedented incentives provided to IBM to get it to open a service center in Columbia. Those incentives, outlined by newspaper articles, include $28 million in tax credit incentives from the state as well as a city agreement to buy the building for…
National Register Listings
Columbia has 19 properties listed on National Historic Register and on the Columbia Notable Properties list. For example, the David Guitar House, also known as Confederate Hill, is on the list. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources web site also has detailed information for many of these properties. The properties on Columbia’s Notable Properties List and on the National…