Georgia R.R. & Banking Co.

Chartered in 1833, this Augusta line ran one of Georgia's first trains in 1837 and is often called the oldest railroad still operating under its original charter. After the war it carried Confederate veterans home free of charge.

Georgia R.R. & Banking Co. is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1954. 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 33.4702, -81.9679 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Church of the Most Holy Trinity (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include William Bartram Visited Augusta, 1773., United States Post Office and Courthouse, and First Presbyterian Church of Augusta.

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