Historical Marker

Fort Augusta

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 1901

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

Oglethorpe ordered this Savannah River trading post built in 1736 at the head of navigation, calling it the key to the Indian country; its garrison anchored Britain's second Georgia town deep in Creek and Cherokee territory.

About this site

Fort Augusta is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1901. 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 33.4765, -81.9608 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Five Indian Nations (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Railroads, Washington's Southern Tour, and U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth.

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

📍 33.4765, -81.9608 · Augusta, Richmond County

Directions (Apple)Google Maps View map

Get Georgia Roam — 12,000+ historic sites in your pocket

See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum, battlefield and landmark across Georgia on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and collect sites as you roam.

or open the live map in your browser →

Free · ad-free · the iOS app and the web map share one account, so your visits sync across both

Nearby in Richmond County

Washington's Southern Tour

Augusta · 1999

Historical Marker

U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth

Augusta · 2008

Historic Place

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Augusta

Cemetery

Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery

Augusta

Historical Marker

Fort Augusta ~ Fort Cornwallis / St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Augusta · 1956

Museum

Augusta Museum of History

Augusta