4th A.C. at Durand's Mill

July 19, 1864. In deployment of Federal forces approaching Atlanta, it became necessary to fill a gap between those on Peachtree Rd. at the creek & Schofield’s 23d A.C. on Pea Vine Cr. at the Paden plantation (Emory University). Sherman ...

Graniteville Mill

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This mill, the largest textile mill in antebellum S.C., was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1847. It was founded by William Gregg (1800–1867), a Virginia native and advocate of industrial development who chose this site for its proximity to ...

William Bartram Trail

Traced 1773-1777

William Bartram Visits Augusta

1773 for Indian Ceded Lands Treaty.

1775 said . . . ."Augusta would become

the Metropolis of Georgia"

Marker can be reached from 8th Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

William Bartram Visited Augusta, 1773.

"The village of Augusta." wrote the celebrated American naturalist and botanist of his visits in 1765 and 1773, "is situated on a rich and fertile plain of the Savanna River; the buildings are near its banks and extend two miles. ...

Old Elk Grove

“Just West of This Point”

Started at James Hall’s Hotel in 1850 (an outstanding brick building destroyed by the freeway) on Upper Stockton Road and moved a mile north to James Buckner’s Ranch a few years later. The town moved to ...

Killeen Graveyard and Cross Slab

Clew Bay Archaeological Trail site 15

This graveyard is now in the area known as Killeen. There is no trace of the early Christian church but there is a circular raised platform within the graveyard which could indicate where the original ...

Andrew Pickens

1739-1817

Partisan General, American Revolution for whom this county and town is named.

Marker is on North Lewis Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Uncovering the Past

Martin Van Buren Nat’l Hist Site

In addition to the written record, archaeological evidence contributes valuable information to our understanding of President Van Buren’s farm. This archaeological test pit shows the position and types of objects used by former inhabitants ...

Farm Operations

Martin Van Buren Nat’l Hist Site

As with most farms, the operations at Lindenwald varied with the seasons and the years and the constant effort to better the farm. The poles to your left are used to cultivate hops using ...

El Paso & Southwestern Railroad Locomotive Number One

One of the oldest survivors of America's steam railroading era, this locomotive was built 29 years after the steam engine was first developed for transportation. Breese, Kneeland & Company of Jersey City, New Jersey also operated as the New York ...