Most markers in the South are for Colonial Era or Revolutionary Era events with the Civil War and…read moreCivil Rights mixed in. When I started reading this marker, I learned about a Georgian who went on to lead for the Union side in the Civil War. Unusual. Titled "Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs, U.S.A.", the marker reads, "One of two native Georgians who served as generals in the U.S. Army during the Civil War, Montgomery C. Meigs was born here on May 3, 1816, grandson of a University of Georgia president. After graduating from West Point, he oversaw construction of some of Washington D.C.'s greatest engineering feats, including the U.S. Capitol dome. Meigs became Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army in 1861, coordinating the massive supply effort throughout the Civil War, and continuing in that position until he retired in 1882. His organizational genius created an efficient war machine that helped defeat the Confederacy. In 1864, Meigs ordered that Arlington, the confiscated plantation of Robert E. Lee's wife, be used for military burials, creating the nation's premier national cemetery. Meigs was buried there when he died Jan. 2, 1892." It is marker number 121-17 and it was erected in 2012 by the Georgia Historical Society, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Georgia Battlefields Association, and Historic Augusta, Inc. for the Civil War 150 Commemoration. [Review 209 of 2026 - 910 in Georgia - 25398 overall]

Augusta has a way of folding its layers of history into the landscape so quietly that you can walk…read morepast a parking lot or a modern storefront and never guess that a national hero once stepped ashore here, and the Lafayette marker is one of those reminders that the city was already old with memory long before the Civil War reshaped it. The marker reads, "This is the site of the old Planter's Hotel, which was burned in 1839. There the Marquis de LaFayette was entertained during his visit to Augusta in March 1825. LaFayette landed at Savannah on March 19th and traveled to Augusta with Governor Troup a few days later. Arriving on the steamboat "Altamaha", LaFayette was greeted by a great procession of musicians, soldiers, clergymen, and citizens, who accompanied him into the city and to the Planter`s Hotel, where apartments had been prepared for him. The next day, Mayor William Holt formally welcomed the Marquis at the City Hall. The festivities planned in honor of LaFayette were even more lavish than those enjoyed by General Washington when he visited the city in 1791. An elaborate banquet and ball climaxed his visit. LaFayette left Augusta on Friday, March 25th, and with Governor Troup journeyed on to Milledgeville. The reverence which the people of Augusta felt for this most beloved American ally is relfected in a toast proposed at the banquet: "A man whose sovereignty is above that of kings - LaFayette who reigns in the hearts of the whole people." The marker was erected in 1962 by the Georgia Historical Commission. It is marker number 121-42. It stands as a small but vivid link to a moment when Augusta was part of a national celebration of gratitude, pride, and Revolutionary heritage, and it adds another thread to the city's long, layered story. [Review 207 of 2026 - 908 in Georgia - 25396 overall]

Augusta has a long habit of tucking its transportation history into quiet corners, and this marker…read moreis one of those small surprises that reminds you how early the city stepped into the age of rail. It points to a line that predates the Civil War by decades, a moment when Georgia was still young and the idea of a railroad stretching across the state felt ambitious enough to reshape its future. What looks like an ordinary stretch of modern Augusta turns out to be tied to the first railroad ever operated in Georgia, a detail that gives the landscape a little more depth once you know to look for it. The marker reads, "2200 feet to the southwest at a place indicated by a marker of the Georgia Historical Commission, Georgia Railroad and Banking Company on May 21, 1837 operated the first railroad in Georgia. It is the oldest railroad in Georgia continuously operating under its original charter which was granted by the General Assembly, on December 21, 1833. "Though extensive portions of its lines were destroyed by Sherman, it carried without charge 100,000 Confederate soldiers to their homes after the War. It did a banking business from 1835 to 1892, which business has since been conducted by its affiliate, Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust Company. It still redeems its bank notes issued during the War Between the States and, since its completion, has never failed to pay a dividend except for the last War year, 1865." The marker carries no number or sponsor on its face, but its style and language make it unmistakably a product of the Georgia Historical Commission. It stands as a reminder that Augusta's history is not only political or military but also industrial, practical, and rooted in the movement of people and goods long before highways and interstates took over the job. [Review 210 of 2026 - 911 in Georgia - 25399 overall]

The 4th Infantry (Ivy) Division memorial on Greene Street fits neatly into Augusta's habit of…read moreplacing its military history right in the center of civic life. It's a modest granite marker, upright and clean‑lined, carrying the division's ivy leaf emblem and a brief dedication to the men who served in the unit. What makes it interesting is how it anchors a very specific chapter of twentieth‑century military history in a city that sent soldiers to every major conflict: the 4th Division fought in the Meuse‑Argonne in World War I, landed at Utah Beach on D‑Day, pushed through the Hürtgen Forest, and later served in Vietnam and Iraq, so the marker becomes a kind of shorthand for a century of deployments. Set in the Greene Street median among other service memorials, it reads less like a standalone monument and more like one voice in a long conversation about duty, sacrifice, and the way Augusta has chosen to remember its veterans across generations. [Review 214 of 2026 - 915 in Georgia - 25403 overall]

Great customer service. Person behind the desk was very polite and helpful…read more There is rarely a wait time. The post office is fairly clean. They keep regular hours for a government facility. Quick in and out compared to other postal centers.

Filthy building, and very rude service. The man working behind the door, clearly hates people…read moreshutting the door in my face when I asked if I could leave a package that had postage on it already. Then talked about me behind the shut door with fellow workers audibly. I just wanted to drop off a package.

No line, but still slow. Customer service was decent and pleasant, way better than the floyd branch…read morethat's for sure. Another woman was in line and the clerk had enough sense to call for help vs have the woman wait. I mean who wants to wait while someone is doing passport stuff? Now there is a line and the clerk that was called from the back hasn't shown up yet. One lady just left her package like fuck it. That's a shame!

First off, I can't leave no stars or give them a half a star because they are about a half ass…read moreorganization. I've had two different congressional appointments to discuss with United States Postal Service, and why I can't get my new built & purchased house address activated and delivered. I talked to Congressman Allen's aid she forwarded my complaint about times, ended up on the desk of a woman named Pamela (706) 562-1882 Who handles the Georgia congressional Complaints. She called me 4:30 PM on a Friday and we talked. She said she would do an investigation and get back with me and She called back 19 minutes later left a voicemail that I'd have to get the cluster mailbox or pay for a PO Box and I still couldn't get certain packages delivered the end! Well state past 12 years ago a stupid law that new divisions and subdivisions have to have a cluster mailbox. It makes sense that way the postman just goes to the box and deliver all the mail and the people come and pick it up it saves fuel But there should be exclusions in there because I'm one house one they have to drive by it every day to directions when they're delivering mail to other houses that were put in for the law, but this uneducated woman said no not once, but twice, even though I had all the evidence proving that the address was made available to her post office, three years prior to the law changed! So to activate my house address I have to spend out of pocket funds for the cluster mailbox they cost $2,700 on low end just outside of town the other 7 plots on my street are nature and for sale by owner & he isn't building any more houses It's not a neighborhood because the streets only connect from the highway one way in one way out. She tried to say that it was a subdivision, wrong again you have to have a Home Division before you could have a subdivision so her lack of education and experience is being shown once again! These are the uneducated people, United States Post Pffice likes to hire and that's why they're always in US Congressional Hearings making excuses for All the stupid rules and decisions they come up with. I literally think They get together for a group function and play a game of polish darts vs playing polish archery it's safer and that decides how they waste taxpayers dollars! This truly is just another leaching Government Agency for your annual taxes should be called "anal taxes for dealing with these assholes!" Are used to believe in being nice and respectful, but after dealing with this group of idiots out of Augusta, I'm retired and they don't deserve my respect they are ran by machine and operated by brainless minions and Peons and I can't tell you who the woman I talk to which one she is but I really won't be volunteer or gift any of my tax dollars, especially if she refuses too do the one thing the USPS Government Organization is Designed to do, deliver my mail!

This is a smaller post office; however, the staff is very polite & professional. It's helpful that…read morethey're very efficient too and if there's no complicated shipping customers ahead of you, yr generally in & out within 15 min. Best advice is to be prepared when going, so you don't hold everyone else up, or at least go online to get yr questions answered before hand. I bought a book of stamps & hope everyone continues to support USPS in all that they do for everyone, without any extra accolades, they do the best that they can to get us our mail thru all of the craziness going on. God Bless, Stay Safe & Healthy

The Samuel Hammond memorial on Greene Street feels like one of those Augusta markers that rewards a…read moreslow walk and a moment of attention. It's a rough‑hewn granite stele topped with a bronze bust of Colonel Hammond in his Revolutionary War uniform, his hair tied back in that unmistakably eighteenth‑century style. The plaque beneath it compresses a remarkably wide life: minuteman captain, cavalry officer under Washington, veteran of battles from Cowpens to Augusta, congressman, territorial governor, and a public servant whose career stretched across six decades. The inscription reads, "Born in Richmond County, Virginia, Sept. 1757, Died at Varello, near Augusta, Sept. 1842. Patriot, Soldier, Statesman. "Captain of minutemen at Great Kanahwa, 1774. * Long Bridge, Norfolk, 1775. * Aid to General Hand at Pittsburgh, 1778. * Colonel of cavalry under Washington, 1779. "With General Greene in every important engagement through Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia. On the front line at Eutaw, Cowpens and Kings Mountain. At the siege of Charleston, Savannah and Augusta. Member of Congress from Georgia, 1802. Appointed by President Jefferson in 1805 to the command of upper Louisiana. First territorial governor of Missouri. Secretary of State in South Carolina, 1831. "He gave 60 years of public service to the cause of America. "This memorial in his honor, placed by the Augusta Chapter Daughters of American Revolution, as the final tribute of his grandson, Hugh Vernon Washington. The monument was erected in 1913 by the Augusta Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The name "Varello" doesn't survive today as a mapped community, which is why it doesn't show up in modern searches. Most historians place Varello on the South Carolina side of the river, in the Beech Island area, because Hammond's documented death location in other sources is Beech Island, South Carolina. That lines up with the old plantation belt just across the river from Augusta, where many prominent Augusta‑area families kept estates. [Review 217 of 2026 - 918 in Georgia - 25406 overall]