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"Scene" Around The Town |
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The Confederate
Powder Works in Augusta sits along the Augusta Canal. The powder works
lined the banks of the Augusta Canal for two miles. Raw
materials entered at the first of 26 buildings and exited as gunpowder
at the last.
By 1872, the buildings and structures remaining were deemed useless,
and a project to widen the canal caused the demolition of most.
At the request of Rains, the smokestack was left standing as a memorial
to those who fought for the Confederacy.
Brick from the demolished powder works was used in the construction
of the Sibley Mill between 1880 and 1882. With the appearance of a medieval
castle or fortress, the mill resembles the powder works it replaced.
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Sibley Cotton Mill
was an interesting sight along the canal. It is architecturally
impressive and distinctive with its crenellated façade and corner towers,
its massive size and its Sibley Family Coat of Arms emblazoned on the
towers.
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Beautiful Mill Architecture
is worth preservation. The mill was actually constructed using
brick salvaged from the powder mill after it was torn down. |
Twin Towers
are an architectural highlight |
Front Building
probably housed administrative offices |
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 Confederate
States Powder Works Brick Chimney
is all that remains of the mill built in 1851 unusual in its obelisk
shape itt may have been easier to build rather than the typical rounded
shape.
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 Confederate
Flag
is still displayed on the historic chimney
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Confederate States Powder Works
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Heard It On The Grapevine
Ernie Lamson and Pam Murray visit the James Brown memorial
in front of Augusta Common on Broad Street. Brown died just two
months later. |
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(All photos courtesy Graham
Lawson and Pam Murray)
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