Downtown Augusta's Historic and Cultural Sites

Directory of Sites
1. Springfield Baptist Church 2. Morris Museum of Art 3. Historic Augusta, Inc. 4. Riverwalk Augusta 5. Cotton Exchange Welcome Center 6. Fort Discovery - National Science Museum 7. St. Paul's Episcopal Church 8. Augusta-Richmond County Museum 9. Haunted Pillar 10. The Imperial Community Theatre 11. Confederate Monument 12. Augusta Genealogical Society 13. Signers Monument	14. First Christian Church 15. Saint John United Methodist Church 16. Old First Baptist Church 17. Sacred Heart Cultural Center 18. Church of the Most Holy Trinity 19 a. Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson 19 b. Joseph R. Lamar House 20. First Presbyterian Church 21. Old Medical College 22. Old Academy of Richmond County 23. Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art 24. Old Government House 25. Meadow Garden 26.Augusta Canal, 1845
Codes: (NR) Listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NR Pending) Nominated for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Nomination is pending approval by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the National Park Service. (HD) Contributes to a Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NHL) National Historic Landmark

Founded in 1736 on the banks of the Savannah River as an indian trading post, Augusta was named in honor the Princess of Wales. It is Georgia's second oldest and second largest city.

Augusta is rich in history. In the past two and a half centuries the city has served as a colonial military outpost, an Indian trading town and a Revolutionary War battle site. It was the state's eighteenth century tobacco trading center, and served as the capital of Georgia after the Revolution.

In the nineteenth it became a major cotton market, an important Southern manufacturing center and the site of the Confederate Powder Works. Its suburban areas served as summer resorts for Southerner, and later, winter resorts for Northerners. Today, the city is recognized for its state-of-the-art medical facilities and the world's premiere golfing event at the Augusta National Golf Club.

Because of its colorful and varied past, Augusta is filled with architectural gems that include charming antebellum, Victorian and early twentieth century neighborhoods. It boasts interesting old cemeteries, restored homes and a delightful downtown commercial district. Thanks to Historic Augusta, Inc., the legacy is being preserved for present and future generations.