3+ week, 4+ day ago   (275+ words) As the century-old, but now out-of-business, Waynesboro Nurseries prepared to give up its main office building to Junior's Welding, another phone call went out. As Max Quillen, one of the Quillen family members who worked the wholesale nursery business, walked…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (187+ words) The executive director of the Augusta Museum of History, Nancy Glaser, recently passed away, the museum's board announced on Tuesday. Glaser had been with the museum since 2005 and oversaw new exhibitions and programming and worked with downtown businesses and nonprofits....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (59+ words) NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Community members gathered at the Fifth Street Bridge to mark 150 years since the Hamburg Massacre, one of the darkest chapters in the area’s history. NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Community members gathered at the Fifth Street Bridge to mark…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (325+ words) George Washington hadn't slept here. Another George did. Meadow Garden is considered Augusta's oldest standing house, and George Walton, at age 26, one of the youngest signers of the Declaration of Independence, lived there from 1791 to his death in 1804. By the time…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (487+ words) GREAT FALLS — After months of uncertainty, the Augusta Area Historical Society, a non-profit organization, has taken a major step toward rebuilding by officially purchasing land for a future museum. The group finalized the acquisition of a 0.20-acre lot located at 117 Broadway…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (131+ words) NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Living History Park in North Augusta went back in time to the American Revolutionary Era with its “Under the Crown” event. The event continues Sunday, where you can make pottery, candles woodworking and more. Attendees…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (132+ words) AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - Years of hard work are finally paying off for the Augusta veteran community. “I just can’t say how very proud I am to finally bring this to fruition for the men and women that have proudly served…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (650+ words) Augusta Museum of History registrar Alena Rensch talks about the objects that are on display as part of America 250 Series exhibit. Some objects that are on display as part of an America's 250th exhibit at the Augusta Museum of History. A…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1073+ words) Beth Francis, in red, shares the history of the Hammond family during the 250th anniversary celebration of North Augusta’s historic Charles Hammond House. Francis is a direct descendent of the Revolutionary War patriot. Not just the house itself, but the Hammond…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (380+ words) AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Augusta Historic Preservation Commission recently approved the demolition of a historic property. The former Sky City Building at 1140 Broad Street will be torn down and replaced with a new hotel. Nearly four years after its owner…...