People visited Meadow Garden, the home of George Walton, one of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence, to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.
People made cornhusk dolls and learned a little about life during the time Walton lived at the home more than 200 years ago.
Charmain Z. Brackett, the publisher of Augusta Good News and Inspiring: Women of Augusta, has covered Augusta’s news for more than 35 years. She’s won multiple Georgia Press Association awards, is the recipient of the 2018 Greater Augusta Arts Council’s media award and was named best local writer by readers of Augusta Magazine in 2024 and 2025. Reach her at charmain@augustagoodnews.com. Sign up for the newsletter here.
