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      • Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center (c.1875)
      • The Stephen D. Lee Home and Museum (c.1847)
      • Waverley Mansion (c. 1852)
      • Whitehall (c. 1843)
    • African-American Heritage
      • Catfish Alley
      • Missionary Union Baptist Church
      • Penny-Savings Bank
      • Queen City Hotel Site
      • Sandfield Cemetery
      • Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
      • The Haven (c. 1843)
      • Union Academy
    • Children’s Activities
    • Historic Places
      • Amzi Love/Lincoln Homes (c.1848)
      • Barristers House (c. 1835)
      • Barry House (c.1838)
      • Bryn Bella (C. 1848)
      • Colonnade (C. 1840)
      • Errolton (C. 1848)
      • Fort House (C. 1850)
      • Franklin Academy (Founded 1821)
      • Friendship Cemetery (c.1849)
      • Highland House (c. 1902)
      • Leighcrest (c. 1846)
      • Lowndes County Courthouse (c.1847)
      • Rosedale (c.1856)
      • Rosewood Manor (c.1835)
      • Shadowlawn (c. 1848)
      • Snowdoun (c. 1854)
      • Temple Heights (c.1837)
      • Tennessee Williams Home (c.1875)
      • The Haven (c. 1843)
      • The Oaks (c. 1835)
      • The Stephen D. Lee Home and Museum (c.1847)
      • Twelve Gables (c 1838)
      • Waverley Mansion (c. 1852)
      • White Arches (C. 1857)
      • Whitehall (c. 1843)
      • Wisteria Place (C. 1854)
    • Local Attractions
      • Columbus Air Force Base
      • Columbus-Lowndes Library
      • Friendship Cemetery (c.1849)
      • Mississippi University for Women
      • Plymouth Bluff Center
      • Tennessee Williams Home (c.1875)
      • The Stephen D. Lee Home and Museum (c.1847)
    • Racing
    • Regional Attractions
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      • Culinary Arts Institute
      • Friendship Cemetery (c.1849)
      • Mississippi University for Women
      • Plymouth Bluff Center
      • Rosenzweig Arts Center
      • The Stephen D. Lee Home and Museum (c.1847)
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        • Burnt Oak Lodge and Conference Center
        • Lee Home and Museum (c.1847)
        • Rosewood Manor (c.1835)
        • Waverley Mansion (c. 1852)
      • Larger Venues
        • Plymouth Bluff Conference Center
        • Trotter Convention Center
  • Night Life in Columbus
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    • Burnt Oak Lodge and Conference Center
    • Camping
      • DeWayne Hayes Recreational Area and Town Creek Campground
      • Stennis East Bank
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      • Columbus Country Club
    • Lake Lowndes State Park
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    • 74th Annual Columbus Spring Pilgrimage
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      • Amzi Love Home/Lincoln Home Bed & Breakfast and Gardens
      • Backstrom’s Country Bed and Breakfast
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      • Cartney-Hunt House
      • Jackie O’ House
      • Puckett House
      • Shadowlawn Bed & Breakfast
      • The Painted Lady of Columbus
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Outdoor Recreation

Black Prairie Wildlife Management Area

5333 Acres.

744 Firetower Road
Crawford, MS 39743
(662) 272-8303
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks

From Columbus, take Hwy 45 south toward Macon. Travel approximately 8 miles and turn right on Firetown Road. Headquarters building is 1 mile on right.

Map of Management Area (PDF)

Burnt Oak Lodge and Conference Center

Burnt Oak is excited to be able to provide the best Northern Bobwhite quail hunting in Mississippi. We are a family owned business that focuses on providing visitors the very best experience possible. Whether you are visiting to hunt, stay the night, or here with your company on a retreat, we are glad you came and will be one of our family during your stay. We are very proud of our facilities and encourage you to stop by and take a quick tour to see what we have to offer. Construction on the lodge and conference facility was completed in August 2004 and has quickly become a favorite for corporate functions, wedding receptions, ballgames, getaways, and quail hunting.

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B. Bryan Preserve

The preserve is dedicated to the care and breeding of endangered and threatened animals and African Hoofstock.

West Point, MS
(662) 494-5575

Columbus Lake on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

Columbus Lake offers 9,000 acres of fresh water for fishing and water sports on the Tenn-Tom Waterway. The lake is recognized throughout the South as a hot spot for bass and crappie fishing and is also stocked with catfish and bream.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(662) 327-2142

Hunting and Fishing Maps

Columbus Marina

Located just above the Stennis Lock and Dam, the marina offers conveniences such as laundry, restrooms, showers, fuel dock, gas, and diesel.

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Mile 335
(662) 327-8450
www.columbusmarina.com

Lake Lowndes State Park

Located on beautiful 150-acre Lake Lowndes, the park offers opportunities for fishing and camping. Amenities include cabins
and picnic facilities; nature, bike and equestrian trails; and sport facilities, including a disc golf course; and meeting rooms.

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Sykes Place Plantation

This long-standing quail preserve is a natural habitat that affords the abundant proliferation of wild birds.

Hwy 45 South approximately
22 miles south of Columbus
(205) 345-3589 office or (205) 345-8319 evening
www.sykesplantation.com

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