Historical Marker

Georgia Railroad and Banking Company

Augusta · Richmond County

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The Story

Chartered in 1833 and granted banking powers in 1835, the company moved its headquarters from Athens to Augusta in 1840 and financed the canal that powered the city's textile mills, fueling Augusta's industrial rise.

About this site

Georgia Railroad and Banking Company 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 33.4746, -81.9630 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs, U.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Emily Harvie Thomas Tubman, Augusta Confederate Monument, and Colonel William Few, Jr..

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

📍 33.4746, -81.9630 · Augusta, Richmond County

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