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De L'Aigle Brick Yard

In 1808, Nicholas de L´Aigle, a French refugee, established the brick yards 1/4 mile south which furnished Augusta with building brick for 75 years. River clay was "pugged" to the right...

In 1808, Nicholas de L´Aigle, a French refugee, established the brick yards 1/4 mile south which furnished Augusta with building brick for 75 years. River clay was "pugged" to the...

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William Schley 1786-1858

Governor of Georgia 1835- 1837 Grand Master of Georgia 1828- 1831 In this family cemetery rest the remains of William Schley, Governor and Grand Master of Georgia. Brother Schley was born in...

Governor of Georgia 1835- 1837 Grand Master of Georgia 1828- 1831 In this family cemetery rest the remains of William Schley, Governor and Grand Master of Georgia. Brother Schley was born...

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William Bartram Trail Traced 1773-1777

William Bartram Visits Augusta 1773 for Indian Ceded Lands Treaty. 1775 said . . . .`Augusta would become the Metropolis of Georgia` ERECTED BY Azalea District, The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. IN...

William Bartram Visits Augusta 1773 for Indian Ceded Lands Treaty. 1775 said . . . .`Augusta would become the Metropolis of Georgia` ERECTED BY Azalea District, The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. IN...

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Untitled (Georgia Railroad and Banking Company)

2,200 feet to the southwest at a place indicated by a marker of the Georgia Historical Commission, Georgia Railroad and Banking Company on May 21, 1837 operated the first railroad in Georgia. It...

2,200 feet to the southwest at a place indicated by a marker of the Georgia Historical Commission, Georgia Railroad and Banking Company on May 21, 1837 operated the first railroad in Georgia. It...

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To George Walton (1740-1804)

Signer of the Declaration of Independence Patriot-Soldier-Statesman-Jurist-Freemason Born a Virginian he became a Georgian in about 1770. An early leader in the liberty movement in Savannah:...

Signer of the Declaration of Independence Patriot- Soldier-Statesman-Jurist-Freemason Born a Virginian he became a Georgian in about 1770. An early leader in the liberty movement in...

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The "Haunted" Pillar of the Lower Market

On this site stood The Lower Market. Fire destroyed an early structure in 1829. The rebuilt market, with its bell that could be heard throughout the city, was a center of agricultural and...

On this site stood The Lower Market. Fire destroyed an early structure in 1829. The rebuilt market, with its bell that could be heard throughout the city, was a center of agricultural and...

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Ware High School Civil Rights Milestone

Near this site stood Ware High School, which was the first public high school for African-Americans in Georgia and one of only five in the south while it was in operation. Founded in 1880, it was...

Near this site stood Ware High School, which was the first public high school for African-Americans in Georgia and one of only five in the south while it was in operation. Founded in 1880, it was...

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Old Richmond Academy Building

This building was constructed in 1802 by the Trustees of the Richmond Academy in which to operate the school provided for in its charter granted in 1783, which had been theretofore conducted in...

This building was constructed in 1802 by the Trustees of the Richmond Academy in which to operate the school provided for in its charter granted in 1783, which had been theretofore conducted in...

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William Makepeace Thackeray

In the `Masonic Hall` on this site, the British author lectured (Feb. 11-12, 1856), as guest of The Young Men`s Library Assn. He wrote home: `Nice quaint old town Augusta, rambling great street 2...

In the `Masonic Hall` on this site, the British author lectured (Feb. 11-12, 1856), as guest of The Young Men`s Library Assn. He wrote home: `Nice quaint old town Augusta, rambling great street...

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Author of "The Young Marooners"

Robert Francis Goulding, preacher, teacher, author, inventor, as minister of the Bath Presbyterian Church from 1843 to 1851, occupied its manse, about 1 mi. north. During the time he wrote the...

Robert Francis Goulding, preacher, teacher, author, inventor, as minister of the Bath Presbyterian Church from 1843 to 1851, occupied its manse, about 1 mi. north. During the time he wrote the...

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Emily Harvie Thomas Tubman 1794-1885

Born in Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia on March 21, 1794. Grew up in Kentucky under guardianship of Henry Clay. Visited Augusta in 1818, where she met and married Richard Tubman, wealthy...

Born in Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia on March 21, 1794. Grew up in Kentucky under guardianship of Henry Clay. Visited Augusta in 1818, where she met and married Richard Tubman, wealthy...

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Springfield Baptist Church, Birthplace of Morehouse College

This building, which was erected in 1801 by Augusta`s first Methodist Society, was moved to this location in 1844 to become the home of the Springfield Baptist Church. Organized in 1787 by Jesse...

This building, which was erected in 1801 by Augusta`s first Methodist Society, was moved to this location in 1844 to become the home of the Springfield Baptist Church. Organized in 1787 by Jesse...

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DeSoto In Georgia

In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd of swine reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro`s conquest of Peru, De Soto had...

In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd of swine reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro`s conquest of Peru, De Soto...

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Georgia R.R. and Banking Company

On May 21, 1837, Georgia Railroad and Banking Company operated from this place the first railroad in Georgia. It is the oldest railroad in Georgia continuously operating under its original...

On May 21, 1837, Georgia Railroad and Banking Company operated from this place the first railroad in Georgia. It is the oldest railroad in Georgia continuously operating under its...

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Georgia's First School of Medicine

The property on which the Widows Home is located was the site of Augusta`s first City Hospital. Constructed in 1818, the hospital provided for the `sick poor` of Augusta and later evolved into the...

The property on which the Widows Home is located was the site of Augusta`s first City Hospital. Constructed in 1818, the hospital provided for the `sick poor` of Augusta and later evolved into...

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White House Tract

The 500-acres parcel of land long known as the `White House Tract` witnessed many of Augusta`s most significant historical events. On this tract an Indian trading company known as MacKay´s Trading...

The 500-acres parcel of land long known as the `White House Tract` witnessed many of Augusta`s most significant historical events. On this tract an Indian trading company known as MacKay´s Trading...

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Liberty Methodist Church

Liberty, which evolved out of a Methodist society organized about 1775, is Georgia`s oldest Methodist Church. The original log church was erected west of here by Samuel Collins who, in 1773, had...

Liberty, which evolved out of a Methodist society organized about 1775, is Georgia`s oldest Methodist Church. The original log church was erected west of here by Samuel Collins who, in 1773, had...

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Paine College

Paine Institute, rechartered as Paine College in 1903, was founded Nov. 1, 1882, by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Epicscopla Church, South, at the urgent request of...

Paine Institute, rechartered as Paine College in 1903, was founded Nov. 1, 1882, by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Epicscopla Church, South, at the urgent request...

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Two Early Augusta Churches

St. John Methodist Church was founded in 1798 by Stith Mead, a young Virginia minister who denounced the worldliness of fun-loving Augusta. Bishop Francis Asbury visited the church and watched its...

St. John Methodist Church was founded in 1798 by Stith Mead, a young Virginia minister who denounced the worldliness of fun-loving Augusta. Bishop Francis Asbury visited the church and watched its...

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Signal Corps Aviation School 1911-1913

On the Barnes farm, south and east of this marker, one of the first military aviation training centers in the U. S. was established in 1911. After successful test flights of the second Wright...

On the Barnes farm, south and east of this marker, one of the first military aviation training centers in the U. S. was established in 1911. After successful test flights of the second...

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