The "Haunted" Pillar of the Lower Market

The "Haunted" Pillar of the Lower Market (HME4N)

Location: Augusta, GA 30901 Richmond County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 28.377', W 81° 57.527'

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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 livestock trade. A freakish, cyclone blasted the structure in 1878 and local citizens moved the only column left standing to its present location at 5th (Centre) and Broad Streets. According to local tradition, a wandering "exhorter" predicted that anyone who pulled down the pillar would be struck dead by lightning.Although the city rebuilt the market, it no longer proved useful and, in 1891, the market was dismantled.
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HM NumberHME4N
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Year Placed1996
Placed ByThe Reverend Pierre Robert Chapter, National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
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Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 7:11pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 410913 N 3704131
Decimal Degrees33.47295000, -81.95878333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 28.377', W 81° 57.527'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 28' 22.62" N, 81° 57' 31.62" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 484-498 GA-28, Augusta GA 30901, US
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