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Bobby Jones and the Beginning of the Grand Slam

On the golf links of the Forrest Hills-Ricker Hotel, Bobby Jones won the Southeastern Open of 1930. He went on to victory that year in the British Amateur, British Open, U.S. Open, and U.S....

On the golf links of the Forrest Hills-Ricker Hotel, Bobby Jones won the Southeastern Open of 1930. He went on to victory that year in the British Amateur, British Open, U.S. Open, and...

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Blue Star Memorial Highway

A tribute to the Nation`s Armed Forces who served in World War II Sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia in cooperation with State Highway Department of Georgia. Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

A tribute to the Nation`s Armed Forces who served in World War II Sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia in cooperation with State Highway Department of Georgia. Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

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Blue Star Memorial Highway

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia in cooperation with the Garden Arts Club Augusta, Georgia Plaque courtesy...

A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by the Garden Club of Georgia in cooperation with the Garden Arts Club Augusta, Georgia Plaque...

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Paine College Founding Site

Paine College was founded as Paine Institute on this spot in 1882 by black and white members of the colored (now Christian) Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South...

Paine College was founded as Paine Institute on this spot in 1882 by black and white members of the colored (now Christian) Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Methodist Episcopal Church,...

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Great Indian Warrior/Trading Path

GREAT INDIAN WARRIOR/TRADING PATH (The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road) The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Augusta, GA....

GREAT INDIAN WARRIOR/TRADING PATH (The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road) The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Augusta,...

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Great Indian Trading Path

The Colonial Great Indian Trading Path crossed land now part of Augusta College and followed a part of the present McDowell Street. It was variously called Trading Road, Augusta Road, and the...

The Colonial Great Indian Trading Path crossed land now part of Augusta College and followed a part of the present McDowell Street. It was variously called Trading Road, Augusta Road, and the...

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Curtis Baptist Church

1876- 1996 Curtis Baptist Church Augusta, Georgia Organized January 7, 1876 Centenial Observance January 11, 1976 `Preaching Christ, the hope of all mankind` Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

1876- 1996 Curtis Baptist Church Augusta, Georgia Organized January 7, 1876 Centenial Observance January 11, 1976 `Preaching Christ, the hope of all mankind` Plaque courtesy...

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Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902

“You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined” President McKinley Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902 By Department of Georgia National Auxiliary...

“You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined” President McKinley Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 - 1902 By Department of Georgia National Auxiliary...

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Georgia R.R. and Banking Company

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

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

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The Augusta Canal - Powder Works and Mills

The tall chimney in front of the Sibley Mill is the only surviving structure built by the Confederacy, and stands as a memorial to war dead. Augusta and its canal played a prominent role in the...

The tall chimney in front of the Sibley Mill is the only surviving structure built by the Confederacy, and stands as a memorial to war dead. Augusta and its canal played a prominent role in the...

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Village of Summerville

Village of Summerville National Register of Historic Places, 1980 While not incorporated as a separate community until 1861 (with boundaries being a circle with a one mile radius from Gould's...

Village of Summerville National Register of Historic Places, 1980 While not incorporated as a separate community until 1861 (with boundaries being a circle with a one mile radius from...

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The Confederate States Powder Works

The Confederate States Powder Works "...the best powder mill in the world..." When the conflict began in April 1861, leaders on both sides were unprepared to wage a long war. The Confederacy's...

The Confederate States Powder Works "...the best powder mill in the world..." When the conflict began in April 1861, leaders on both sides were unprepared to wage a long war. The...

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St. James United Methodist Church

In 1798 the Methodist Church was incorporated in Augusta and known as the "Augusta Station." St. John Methodist Episcopal Church was the mother church formed out of this movement and St. James...

In 1798 the Methodist Church was incorporated in Augusta and known as the "Augusta Station." St. John Methodist Episcopal Church was the mother church formed out of this movement and St....

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Colonial Fort Augusta

Front Side: This stone marks the site of the Colonial Fort Augusta, built by order of General Oglethorpe and the trustees in 1736; and known during the Revolution as Fort Cornwallis. St Paul´s...

Front Side: This stone marks the site of the Colonial Fort Augusta, built by order of General Oglethorpe and the trustees in 1736; and known during the Revolution as Fort Cornwallis. St Paul´s...

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To Commemorate the Great Congress of Five Indian Nations

To commemorate the Great Congress of Five Indian Nations held here at fort Augusta in 1763, when seven hundred Indians came to meet the governors of Georgia, Virginia, North and South Carolina....

To commemorate the Great Congress of Five Indian Nations held here at fort Augusta in 1763, when seven hundred Indians came to meet the governors of Georgia, Virginia, North and South...

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Samuel Hammond

Samuel Hammond Born in Richmond County, Virginia, Sept. 1757, Died at Varello, near Augusta, Sept. 1842 Patriot, Soldier, Statesman Captain of Minute-Men at Great Kanahwa 1774 Long Bridge, Norfolk...

Samuel Hammond Born in Richmond County, Virginia, Sept. 1757, Died at Varello, near Augusta, Sept. 1842 Patriot, Soldier, Statesman Captain of Minute-Men at Great Kanahwa 1774 Long Bridge, Norfolk...

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Miss Lucy Craft Laney 1854-1933

Lucy Craft Laney was born in Macon, Georgia, during slavery. She graduated in Atlanta University´s first class in 1873. Ten years later she founded Haines Normal and Industrial Institute in the...

Lucy Craft Laney was born in Macon, Georgia, during slavery. She graduated in Atlanta University´s first class in 1873. Ten years later she founded Haines Normal and Industrial Institute in the...

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Magnolia Cemetery

Covering seven city blocks, the cemetery was begun on a part of the de L´Aigle Plantation and Brick Yard, donated by the Nicholas de L´Aigie family. It became known as the City Cemetery in 1818...

Covering seven city blocks, the cemetery was begun on a part of the de L´Aigle Plantation and Brick Yard, donated by the Nicholas de L´Aigie family. It became known as the City Cemetery in 1818...

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1806 Eve 1877

Eve (1806-1877) Paul Fitzsimmons Eve, native Augustan and a founder of the Medical College of Georgia, was a brilliant surgeon recognized internationally and a prolific writer. His war activities...

Eve (1806-1877) Paul Fitzsimmons Eve, native Augustan and a founder of the Medical College of Georgia, was a brilliant surgeon recognized internationally and a prolific writer. His war activities...

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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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