Historical Marker

Railroads

Augusta · Richmond County

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

Completed in 1845, the Georgia Railroad ran from Augusta to a frontier depot called Terminus, the rough village that grew into Atlanta. Augusta's rail and river links made it a vital cotton-shipping crossroads.

About this site

Railroads 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 33.4765, -81.9604 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Augusta (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Five Indian Nations, U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth, and Washington's Southern Tour.

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

📍 33.4765, -81.9604 · Augusta, Richmond County

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