The cover of a postcard which was postmarked on Sept. 24, 1910. It features the courthouse on the site of what is now the Municipal building. Also pictured is the Signers' Monument.
June 14, 2025·Charmain Z. Brackett·Comments Off on In pictures: Happy birthday, Augusta!
Happy 289th Birthday to the city of Augusta!
On June 14, 1736, British Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe established what would become the city of Augusta when he instructed Noble Jones to lay out the first 40 lots on the banks of the Savannah River for the city.
Named after Princess Augusta, the wife of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, the city was the state capital from 1785 to 1795. In 1788, the Georgia state convention ratified the U.S. Constitution in Augusta.
Here’s a sample of some of Augusta’s historic locations and people.
The back of the 1910 postcard of the Augusta Courthouse and Signers’ Monument.A postcard featuring Greene Street and the Signers’ Monument.An undated postcard of Barrett PlazaThe steeple of First Christian Church in Augusta. The congregation was established in 1835, and construction of church building was funded by Emily Tubman.Sacred Heart Cultural Center. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the former Catholic church opened with its first service on December 2, 1900. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good NewsA marker to the Rev. William J. White was dedicated May 8. In 1867, he helped found the Augusta Institute, which became Morehouse College. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good NewsThe Pillars of the Golden Blocks was dedicated May 30, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good NewsSaint Paul’s Church. It was established in 1750 by the Church of England at the site of Fort Augusta, Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good NewsGary Tom, president of the CCBA, and Breana James, Georgia Historical Society marker and program coordinator, unveil a historical marker for the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Augusta on May 19.,2023. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News Corey Rogers fell in love with history in elementary school. The executive director of the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History stands next to a bust of Miss Laney in the museum courtyard. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good NewsOriginally opened in 1869, the Synagogue of the Congregation of B’nai Israel (Children of Israel) is the oldest standing synagogue in the state of Georgia and one of the oldest in the United States. It is now the Augusta Jewish Museum. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good NewsA historical marker on Jones Street pays tribute to the 1825 visit by Gen. Lafayette. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good NewsMeadow Garden was the home of George Walton, one of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News The Frank Yerby Book Bench sculpture at the Lucy C. Laney Museum of Black History has titles of his works listed. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good NewsPainted by Baruti Tucker, a sculpture pays tribute to the Black Caddies of the Augusta National – the men on the bag. It was unveiled in April 2025. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good NewsBoyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson. Courtesy Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson Facebook pageClick on advertisements for more information
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Happy 289th Birthday to the city of Augusta! 
