Historical Marker

Signal Corps Aviation School

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 1967

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The Story

On the Barnes farm here in 1911-13, the Army ran one of the nation's early military flying schools. Wilbur Wright visited, and trainees included future WWII air chief Henry 'Hap' Arnold before the unit shifted to Texas.

About this site

Signal Corps Aviation School is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1967. 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 33.4637, -81.9415 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Home of Governor Telfair (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Georgia’s First School of Medicine, Cedar Grove Cemetery, and Walker Memorial Park.

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

📍 33.4637, -81.9415 · Augusta, Richmond County

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