Historical Marker

We've Come This Far by Faith:

Augusta · Richmond County

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In Springfield Village Park, this marker honors the free Black community of Springfield Village and the enduring faith of Augusta's African American churches, which sustained worship, education, and community from the colonial era onward.

About this site

We've Come This Far by Faith: 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 33.4789, -81.9724 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is A Historical Timeline of Augusta (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Education, The Oldest Black Church in America, and Civil War and Emancipation.

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

📍 33.4789, -81.9724 · Augusta, Richmond County
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