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Richmond County is located in the state of Georgia in the U.S. As of the 2020 census , the population was 206,607. [ 2 ] It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created on February 5, 1777.
Map of Georgia with Richmond County highlighted. This is a list of properties and districts in Richmond County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Augusta-Richmond was formed by merger of the independent city of Augusta, Georgia and Richmond County, Georgia.
While slavery was originally banned in the colony by James Oglethorpe, [3] it soon became an integral part of Georgia's history. [4] Under Georgia's new constitution, a new political structure was laid out in 1777; Augusta's parish government was replaced by a county government, Richmond County, named after the Duke of Richmond.
The Old Government House, also known as the Old Richmond County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse located in downtown Augusta, Georgia. It housed the seat of the local government from 1801 to 1821. It is one of the oldest remaining public buildings in the city.
"Augusta", New Georgia Encyclopedia, Georgia Humanities Council "Today in Georgia History". Georgia Historical Society; Georgia Public Broadcasting. Items related to Augusta, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America). Georgia Heritage Room, Augusta: Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Georgia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
The Academy of Richmond County is a high school located in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Known previously as Richmond County Military Academy, it is commonly known as Richmond Academy or ARC . Chartered in 1783, it is listed as the sixth oldest existing public high school in the United States , and the oldest existing public high school in ...
The Augusta Confederate Monument, also known as the Richmond County Confederate Monument, [1] is located in the median of the 700 block of Broad Street in downtown Augusta, Georgia, and is inscribed, in part “In Memoriam 'No nation rose so white and fair: None fell so pure of crime.' Our Confederate Dead.”