William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (HM6FM)

Location: Augusta, GA 30901 Richmond County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 28.497', W 81° 57.897'

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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 miles long, doctors and shopkeepers the society of the place, the latter far more independent and gentlemanlike than our folks, much pleasanter to be with than the daring go ahead northern people. Slavery no where repulsive, the black faces invariably happy and plump, the white ones eager and hard. I brought away 60 Guineas for 2 hours talking, a snug little purse from snug little Augusta."
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HM NumberHM6FM
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number121-8
Year Placed1954
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 12:49am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 410342 N 3704358
Decimal Degrees33.47495000, -81.96495000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 28.497', W 81° 57.897'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 28' 29.82" N, 81° 57' 53.82" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 750-798 US-25 BUS, Augusta GA 30901, US
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