Legacy Museum’s latest exhibit, Horace King and Sons: Their West Georgia Legacy, opened in the Charter Foundation rotating gallery on October 20 and will be on display through February, 2012. The exhibit pays tribute to the architect/engineer and Master Bridge Builder Horace King, who, along with his sons, was responsible for much building and bridge construction in the region. The exhibit highlights significant events in King's life as a 19th century freedman.  Artifacts on display include Horace King’s bedstead, c. 1875, with chinaberry turned posts and spindles and yellow pine rails. This is the first time the bedstead has been displayed in the context of a history exhibit.  King’s piecework coverlet, c. mid-1800s, is also on display as is the original, framed freedom paper of Rachel Gould, Horace King’s mother-in-law.  These artifacts are from the Columbus Museum collection. We also have on loan a rare, two dollar bank note proof from the Bank of Columbus, c. 1856, which features an engraving of the Columbus Dillingham Street Bridge, built by Horace King and John Godwin in 1832-33.