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On December 19, 1898, President McKinley stepped off his train here during a Southern tour rallying support for the treaty ending the Spanish-American War; the route he rode into the city was thereafter named McKinley Avenue.
Historical Marker
President McKinley Visit to Augusta
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About this site
President McKinley Visit to Augusta 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 33.4545, -82.0454 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Boshears Memorial Fly-in (museum), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Neuropsychiatric Tuberculosis Ward-Building 7, Neuropsychiatric Infirmary – Building 76, and Bobby Jones and the Beginning of the Grand Slam.
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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