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===20th century=== [[File:Alabama - Phenix City - NARA - 23936363 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|View of Columbus in 1939]] With the expansion of the city, leaders established Columbus College, a two-year institution, which later evolved into [[Columbus State University]], now a comprehensive center of higher learning and part of the [[University System of Georgia]]. The city government and the county consolidated in 1971, the first such consolidation in Georgia and one of only 16 in the U.S. at the time. [[File:Columbus, Georgia -the place with the power and the push - DPLA - cbea0261b64a027b4f8b3a15145a34b5.pdf|thumb|alt=A pamphlet describing the history of Columbus and emphsizing Columbus's power and influence.|"Columbus, Georgia: the Place with the Power and the Push"]] Expanding on its industrial base of textile mills, the city is the home of the headquarters for [[Aflac]], [[Synovus]], and [[TSYS]]. [[File:Old columbus, georgia.jpg|thumb|left|The Muscogee County Courthouse in 1941, which was demolished in 1973]] From the 1960s through the 1980s, the subsidized construction of highways and suburbs resulted in drawing off the middle and upper classes, with [[urban blight]], [[white flight]], and prostitution in much of downtown Columbus and adjacent neighborhoods. Early efforts to halt the gradual deterioration of downtown began with the saving and restoration of the Springer Opera House in 1965. It was designated as the State Theatre of Georgia, helping spark a movement to preserve the city's history. This effort has documented and preserved various historic districts in and around downtown. Through the late 1960s and early 1970s, large residential neighborhoods were built to accommodate the soldiers coming back from the [[Vietnam War]] and for those associated with Fort Benning. These range from Wesley Woods to Leesburg to Brittney and Willowbrook and the high-end Sears Woods and Windsor Park. Large tracts of blighted areas were cleaned up. A modern Columbus Consolidated Government Center was constructed in the city center. A significant period of urban renewal and revitalization followed in the mid- to late 1990s. With these improvements, the city has attracted residents and businesses to formerly blighted areas. Municipal projects have included construction of a softball complex, which hosted the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympic]] softball competition; the [[Chattahoochee RiverWalk]]; the [[National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus]]; and the Coca-Cola Space Science Center. Other notable projects were the expansion of the [[Columbus Museum]] and road improvements to include a new downtown bridge crossing the Chattahoochee River and into Phenix City. During the late 1990s, commercial activity expanded north of downtown along the [[Interstate 185 (Georgia)|I-185]] corridor. [[File:Folder of souvenir postcards of Columbus and Fort Benning, Georgia - DPLA - 890fe4e506bc665770581c4106061be4.pdf|thumb|alt=Postcard of Souvenir Folder of Columbus and Fort Benning Georgia|Folder of souvenir postcards of Columbus and Fort Benning]]
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