Historical Marker

Congregation Children of Israel

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 2023

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Founded in 1846 amid a wave of Jewish immigration, this congregation built one of Georgia's oldest purpose-built synagogues on Telfair Street in 1869, its cornerstone laid by Reform pioneer Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise.

About this site

Congregation Children of Israel is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 2023. 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 33.4703, -81.9614 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Congregation Children of Israel Synagogue (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Richmond Academy Building, Gertrude Herbert Art Institute, and Home of Nicholas Ware.

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

📍 33.4703, -81.9614 · Augusta, Richmond County

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