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>Augusta Machine Works, Jackson, Adams, & Campbell Streets, Augusta Canal, Augusta, Richmond County, GA
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Item Title
Location
Augusta Canal, Augusta, GA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER GA-14
Building/structure dates: 1850 initial construction
Building/structure dates: 1850 subsequent work
Building/structure dates: 1875 subsequent work
Building/structure dates: 1904 subsequent work
Building/structure dates: 1977 demolished
Significance: The Augusta Machine Works built the first industry located on the Augusta Canal's second level and supplied parts and machinery for canal structures. As the Confederate States Pistol Factory, it manufactured Pigdon-Ansley revolvers, "Confederate Colts," during the Civil War. With its conversion into the Augusta Lumber Company, it exemplified the self-sufficient, self-contained lumber operation.
Subjects
Office Buildings
Brick Buildings
Mills
Related Names
Addison-Reudesal Incorporated
Augusta Lumber Company
Dublin Mills
Dyess, Maurice E.
Dyess, Sallie W.
Gray, James A.
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
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