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This four-sided Augusta Commons monument, raised by the city in 2003, hails Oglethorpe as Father of Georgia and lists his many lives: prison reformer, general, founding member of the British Museum, and an early critic of slavery.
Historical Marker
General James Edward Oglethorpe
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About this site
General James Edward Oglethorpe 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 33.4763, -81.9660 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colonial Augusta (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include James Edward Oglethorpe, James Brown (Plaza), and The Mayham Tower.
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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