The Augusta Museum of History, founded in 1937, is the oldest historical agency in Augusta and curates the largest and most significant historical collection in the Central Savannah River Area. Housed today at 560 Reynolds Street along the Savannah River, the museum interprets some 12,000 years of regional history through artifacts, photographs, archives, and a rare-books library. Its signature permanent exhibit, the award-winning Augusta Story, traces the area's past from its earliest inhabitants through the modern era, while additional galleries cover subjects such as local healthcare, railroading, and banking. The museum also functions as a research center for professional and amateur historians, media, and community organizations.
About this site
Augusta Museum of History is a museum in Augusta, Richmond County. It is one of 6 museums documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4751, -81.9609 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Augusta ~ Fort Cornwallis / St. Paul's Episcopal Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery, Colonel William Few, Jr., and U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Augusta Museum of History, founded in 1937, is the oldest historical agency in Augusta and curates the largest and most significant historical collection in the Central Savannah River Area. Housed today at 560 Reynolds Street along the Savannah River, the museum interprets some 12,000 years of regional history through artifacts, photographs, archives, and a rare-books library. Its signature permanent exhibit, the award-winning Augusta Story, traces the area's past from its earliest inhabitants through the modern era, while additional galleries cover subjects such as local healthcare, railroading, and banking. The museum also functions as a research center for professional and amateur historians, media, and community organizations.
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