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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17BA_general-james-edward-oglethorpe_Augusta-GA.html
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General James EdwardOglethorpe1696 - 1785Father of GeorgiaFounder of Augusta
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Founder of GeorgiaMember of ParliamentEnglish Prison ReformerMilitary GeneralFriend of the IndiansOpponent of SlaveryTrustee of London …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17B3_james-edward-oglethorpe_Augusta-GA.html
James Edward Oglethorpe was descended from aristocratic English family. As a young man he represented the borough of Haslemere in Parliament, where he ledinquires into prison conditions andbecame interested in social reforms.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17B0_james-brown-plaza_Augusta-GA.html
Singer, songwriter, musician and one-of-a-kind performer, James Brown has thrilled millions around the world with his hit recordings and electrifying performances. The 1983 Georgia Music Hall of Fame inductee, 1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15VF_gen-montgomery-c-meigs-u-s-a_Augusta-GA.html
One of two native Georgians who served as generals in the U.S. Army during the Civil War, Montgomery C. Meigs was born here on May 3, 1816, grandson of a University of Georgia president. After graduating from West Point, he oversaw construction of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15TS_untitled-georgia-railroad-and-banking-company_Augusta-GA.html
2200 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 is the oldest railroad in Georgia continuously operat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11N0_the-colonial-church-of-augusta_Augusta-GA.html
"But as Indian Friendship is sometimes precarious, we have built it opposite one of the Curtains of the Fort." Augusta, April 12, 1750
In June 1737, under orders from General James Oglethorpe, Captain Roger Lacy began a musketproof fort of wood…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX1Q_thankful-baptist-church_Augusta-GA.html
Thankful Baptist Church was founded on April 26, 1840 under the name "Independent" in an area of Augusta known as "Pinched Gut". It was the first daughter church established out of Springfield Baptist Church who emerged from the Silver Bluff Bapti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKA_de-l-aigle-brick-yard_Augusta-GA.html
In 1808, Nicholas de L' Aigle, a Frenchrefugee, established brick yards 1/4 milesouth which furnished Augusta with buildingbrick for 75 years. River clay was "pugged"to the right constency in a cylindrical vat by a stone turned with mule-power and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPK9_de-l-aigle-brick-yards_Augusta-GA.html
In 1808, Nicholas de L Aigle, a Frenchrefugee established brick yards 1/4 milesouth which furnished Augusta withbuilding bricks for 75 years. River claywas "pugged" to the right consisteneyin a cylindrical vat by a stone turned with mule-power, an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOXS_lucy-craft-laney_Augusta-GA.html
A leading educator of the nineteenth century, Lucy Craft Laney was born into a free African-American household in Macon, Georgia. In 1873 she was part of Atlanta University's first graduating class. After teaching in Macon, Milledgeville, and Sava…