Historical Marker

Colonial Augusta

Augusta · Richmond County

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The Story

Oglethorpe laid out Augusta in 1736 as a fortified trading post he called the 'Key of all the Indian Country,' where packhorsemen swapped European goods for deerskins with Creek and Cherokee traders.

About this site

Colonial Augusta 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 33.4766, -81.9657 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is General James Edward Oglethorpe (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include James Edward Oglethorpe, The Mayham Tower, and Augusta Cotton Exchange Building.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.4766, -81.9657 · Augusta, Richmond County

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