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Augusta's Dyess Park, named for World War II hero Lt. Col. William E. Dyess, anchors a historically Black neighborhood and from 1990 hosted soul legend James Brown's annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaway, continued by his foundation after his 2006 death.
Dyess Park is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1979. 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 33.4671, -81.9719 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Neighbors on the Canal (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Trinity CME, Rev. Dr. William Jefferson White, Sr. (1881-1913), and Richmond County Courthouse.
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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