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National Register Listings in Augusta-Richmond County, GA

Properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places near you, with the name, county, category and listing year.

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Augusta-Richmond County has a population of about 197,350. Researchers working on Augusta-Richmond County, GA usually start at the courthouse. The listed sites around it are often the fastest way to see what the records describe.

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On the record near Augusta-Richmond County, GA

The 12 nearest

133 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Augusta-Richmond County, GA.

  1. Home of Richard Henry Wildeunder a mile from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program
  2. Home of John Forsythunder a mile from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program
  3. Montrose Home of Col. Charles Colcock Jones, Jr.under a mile from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 1959Georgia historical marker program
  4. The Home of Charles Jones Jenkins, Jr., LL.D.under a mile from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 1959Georgia historical marker program
  5. Summerville Cemeteryunder a mile from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 1957Georgia historical marker program
  6. The Augusta Arsenalunder a mile from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program
  7. Augusta State Universityunder a mile from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 2004Georgia historical marker program
  8. Bellevueunder a mile from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 1961Georgia historical marker program
  9. Paine Collegeunder a mile from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 1967Georgia historical marker program
  10. The Sisters of Saint Joseph in Augusta1.0 miles from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 2006Georgia historical marker program
  11. White House Tract1.2 miles from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 1978Georgia historical marker program
  12. Shiloh Orphanage1.3 miles from the center of Augusta-Richmond County · Richmond County · marker erected 2018Georgia historical marker program

Distances are straight-line from the center of Augusta-Richmond County, GA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

National Register Listings in Augusta-Richmond County, step by step

  1. 1

    Pull every listed site in the area with its source

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    Match the sites to the records you are working from

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    Visit and photograph what still stands

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    Note anything missing, moved or wrong on the record

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    Submit corrections and photos so the record improves

What people in Augusta-Richmond County, GA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Augusta-Richmond County, GA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can I correct a mistake in a listing?

Yes. Send a photo, a location fix or a note with your source, and it is checked before it changes the record. People who visit the sites are the best check the record has.

Does this replace the official register files?

No. It points you to them. Each site names its source so you can go to the full nomination file or marker program record for the deeper detail.

How a visit works in Augusta-Richmond County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Augusta-Richmond County, GA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Augusta-Richmond County, GA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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