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Five days after Georgia seceded in January 1861, the U.S. garrison surrendered the arsenal, yielding thousands of muskets. Under Col. George Washington Rains it became a key Confederate producer of field artillery and ammunition until war's end.
The Augusta Arsenal 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, -82.0250 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Walker Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Bell at Augusta State University, Bellevue, and The Sisters of Saint Joseph In Augusta.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“The Augusta Arsenal” names 2 distinct records in Richmond County. This page is the historical marker in Augusta. The others:
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