Historical Marker

Montrose

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 1959

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The Story

This Walton Way residence took its name from Col. Charles Colcock Jones Jr., a Confederate artillery officer who returned in 1877 to write scores of volumes of Southern and Georgia history, earning fame as the state's foremost antiquarian.

About this site

Montrose is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1959. 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 33.4775, -82.0154 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Reid-Jones-Carpenter House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Home of Charles Jones Jenkins, Jr., LL. D., Gould-Weed House, and Summerville Cemetery.

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

📍 33.4775, -82.0154 · Augusta, Richmond County

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Reid-Jones-Carpenter House

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