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Augusta, GA
Best History Museums (Attractions & Activities)
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Augusta Museum of History |
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560 Reynolds St, Augusta 30901 • 706-722-8454 |
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Description:
You can trace the history of a people and a way of life at this premier, award-winning museum. A steam locomotive, a projectile thousands of years old, and so many more exhibits that are intended to enrich and educate. |
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Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History |
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1116 Philip St, Augusta 30901 • 706-724-3576 |
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Description:
Lucy Craft Laney saw the need for and the importance of education way back in 1883. It was then that she founded the Haines Normal Institute in the lecture room of Christ Presbyterian Church. This museum is located in her former home and is furnished in period style furniture. Tours are available by appointment. |
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Meadow Garden |
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1320 Independence Dr, Augusta 30901 • 706-724-4174 |
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Description:
Once home to George Walton, one of Georgia's signers of the Declaration of Independence, Meadow Garden was constructed in 1791 and has been refurbished and restored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. |
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The Cotton Exchange |
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32 8th St, Augusta 30901 • 706-432-3332 |
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Description:
The building itself, built in 1872, is where local business was conducted and where the price of cotton was controlled by the early New York Stock Exchange. The building itself is beautiful and impressive. Officially the welcome center for those traveling to Augusta, renovations were painstakingly done in 1988, and the original blackboard was discovered beneath layers of sheetrock – with prices still chalked in! This blackboard is fascinating and remains one of the highlights of a visit to the Cotton Exchange. |
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User Rating: 8.6 / 10
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