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Born in Augusta in 1945 into a musical family, Jessye Norman became one of the great operatic sopranos of her age, winning Kennedy Center Honors. In 2003 a tuition-free arts school for local children opened in her name.
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Jessye Norman
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About this site
Jessye Norman 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 33.4788, -81.9660 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Great Fire of 1916 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Indians, De Soto In Georgia, and Cotton.
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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