Fort Augusta Monument

Located near the downtown bank of the Savannah River, this granite monument marks the site of Fort Augusta. The inscription states:

THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE

OF THE

COLONIAL FORT AUGUSTA

BUILT BY ORDER OF

GENERAL OGLETHORPE

AND THE TRUSTEES

IN 1735;

AND KNOWN,

DURING THE REVOLUTION AS

FORT CORNWALLIS.

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH WAS BUILT

IN 1750.

UNDER A CURTAIN OF THIS FORT.

Photo: Ed Jackson

© Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia

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