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The Haunted Pillar was a landmark left standing near the remains of a farmer's market that once stood at 5th and Broad Streets in downtown Augusta, Georgia. The market stood from 1830 until February 7, 1878, when it was destroyed by a tornado. A year later, the column was moved to the opposite corner of what is now 5th Street and used to ...
The station began operations December 24, 1968, as WATU-TV, the third television station in Augusta. Dr. Harold W. Twisdale, a dentist from Charlotte, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C.–based engineer David L. Steel were the leaders of the original ownership group, operating as Augusta Telecasters Inc. [2] [3] The Twisdale/Steel group, which had interests in other planned stations (WCTU-TV ...
In 1956, Radio Augusta was sold to the Morris family and their company, Southeastern Newspapers, publishers of the Augusta Chronicle. [5] [6] On September 1, 1967, WJBF switched its primary affiliation to ABC, and began splitting NBC with WRDW-TV. [7] This was very unusual for a two-station market, especially one as small as Augusta.
Augusta Cotton Exchange Building— built in the 1880s at the height of cotton production and trade in Augusta. Now a branch of Georgia Bank and Trust. Church of the Most Holy Trinity; Congregation of B'nai Israel Synagogue - Opened in 1869 and the oldest standing synagogue in Georgia. First Baptist Church of Augusta; First Presbyterian Church
Augusta – The Garden City of the South [8] Blakely – Peanut Capital of the World [6] Canon – The Big Gun [9] Canton – Film Capital of North Georgia [citation needed] Carrollton – City of Dreams; Claxton – Fruitcake Capital of the World [10] [11] Colquitt – Mayhaw Capital of the World [10] [11] Columbus. The Lowell of the South [12 ...
The Carrollton Greenbelt [24] is the largest paved loop in the state of Georgia. It is 18 miles long and is used for walking and bicycling. The trail goes all around Carrollton and has "trailheads" at Laura's Park at Hays Mill, Old-Newnan Road, Lakeshore Park, and more. East Carrollton Park is located near Lake Carroll.
WAGT-CD (channel 26) is a low-power, Class A television station in Augusta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with NBC.It is owned by Gray Media alongside dual CBS/MyNetworkTV affiliate WRDW-TV (channel 12) and low-power Telemundo affiliate WGAT-LD (channel 28).