Muscogee County GaArchives Photo Place.....Historic Marker: Columbus Stockade Blues April 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Christine Thacker http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00033.html#0008100 May 21, 2006, 5:35 pm Source: Unavailable Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/photos/historic10950gph.jpg Image file size: 54.1 Kb Columbus Stockade Blues "Way Down in Columbus, Georgia, Wanna be back in Tennessee, Way down in Columbus Stockade Friends have turned their backs on me" The "Columbus Stockade Blues" by THOMAS DARBY and JIMMIE TARLTON, was written and recorded in 1927. Many famous artists have since played the song in band, jazz, blue grass; country and blues arrangements. these two brick building served as jail and police headquarters from the 1850's to 1906. Then the buildings were joined and appear today much as they did when the song was written. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 10th Street File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/photos/historic10950gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb