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This Springfield Village Park marker recounts how the historic Black church helped its members cross from slavery to freedom, hosting the 1866 Freedmen's Convention that organized Georgia's Equal Rights Association.
Historical Marker
Civil War and Emancipation
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About this site
Civil War and Emancipation is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4791, -81.9726 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baptism (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Oldest Black Church in America, Education, and We've Come This Far by Faith:.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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