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Born Sidney Walker, he shined shoes at Augusta and fought in brutal 'battles royal' for Augusta National members, who bankrolled his career. He became a two-time world lightweight champion in the 1940s, headlining Madison Square Garden many times.
Sidney “Beau Jack” Walker 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 33.4660, -81.9804 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Frank Garvin Yerby (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rev. Jesse Peters Galphin, Atty. Judson Whitlocke Lyons, and Carrie J. Mays.
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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