Essay Compare And Contrast Turner And Horace King

Maya Angelou once said, “a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.” With all the great people that have influenced Columbus, both Elizabeth Bradley Turner and Horace King, have went above and beyond what was necessary to make this city a truly great place. Elizabeth Bradley Turner improved the culture of Columbus with her foundations many donations to improve the downtown area. Also, Horace King was an extraordinary individual, who through the toughest of times, overcame every obstacle put before him. Elizabeth Bradly Turner and Horace King were both exceptional people and deserve to be honored with a statue on the RiverWalk. Elizabeth Bradly Turner was born to the well know and great business man W.

Her foundation donated $20 million to help with the building of the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts and many smaller donations to places like the Coca-Cola Space Science Center, Columbus Museum, the Springer Opera House. Her foundation also started the Bradley Center which provids counseling services and programs for those struggling with substance abuse along with other types of wellness and educational programs. To show her support for she helped with the building of the center for continuing education which is also known as the Elizabeth Bradley Turner Center after her. The work of her foundation greatly increased the quality of life in Columbus and the surrounding

The two later went on to build around 7 more projects including bridges and courthouses. During these projects, King and Godwin would come to have a relationship not usually seen between slave and master. This is understood due to the many things King did that most slaves in his region we not allowed to. King was allowed to marry “free woman-of-color”, work on independent projects with other builders, he was recognized and a “co-builder”, he was paid well for his work, and it is even thought by some scholars that Godwin sent King to Oberlin College in Ohio, which was the first college in the United States to admit African-Americans. Due to the fact that he was paid well, in 1846, used some of his earnings to purchase his freedom. But the friendship between King and Godwin did not stop then. In 1852, King purchase land near his former master and when Godwin died in 1859, King had a monument erected over his grave. Unfortunately, or possibly fortunately for King, many of his works were destroyed in the Civil War, but this opened many new project opportunities after the war with King helping in the reconstruction. During the reconstruction he built five more bridges, two factories, and a courthouse. Horace King died on May 28, 1885 and was inducted into the Alabama Engineers Hall of Fame at the University of Alabama being remembered for his skills and