Historical Marker

William Bartram Visited Augusta, 1773.

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 1954

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The Story

Naturalist William Bartram described Augusta on a 'rich and fertile plain' during visits in the 1760s and 1773. In 1773 he attended the Indian congress that produced the Treaty of Augusta, ceding lands he then helped survey.

About this site

William Bartram Visited Augusta, 1773. is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1954. 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 33.4720, -81.9682 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is United States Post Office and Courthouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Augusta, Church of the Most Holy Trinity, and First Baptist Church Convention.

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

📍 33.4720, -81.9682 · Augusta, Richmond County

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