Today found us leaving Charleston, reluctantly, and heading some 145 miles west to Augusta, GA. Everyone has heard of Augusta, and we wanted to add to our Civil War knowledge by visiting. Our route could have been via I-26 and I-20, but we chose to take the scenic route and drive through the countryside on two-lane farm roads. Fortunately we didn't have to navigate any dirt roads today!
We're set up at Heritage RV Park on Wrightsboro Road, in site MH45. The park is in the process of updating, and our site is a very nice one with a concrete patio and a bit of grass. The interior roads are gravel/dirt, and the wifi is shaky, but ATT seems to work ok.
After setting up our home, we drove into downtown Augusta. Taking exit 200 off of I-20 on the south side of the Savannah River took us to River Watch Street, Broad Street, and Green Street in the historic district.
Churches, as you might expect have a large presence in Augusta.
And there were a lot of well kept older homes along Green Street, and while they weren't quite as impressive or numerous as those in Charleston, they were nonetheless very nice.
Augusta didn't suffer the degree of destruction that other cities did during the Civil War, so many of the homes date from the early 1800's. Augusta's businessmen did very well postbellum, during the rebuilding years.
This obelisk is dedicated to the signers of the Declaration of Independence and lies in the median strip along Broad Street.
The afternoon storms were building as we returned home, but Sasha and I got in a quick walk around the park!
We feel like we've already seen most of the historical district in Augusta, so we'll have to come up with something to do for the next few days! It's Thursday evening, and already a neighboring town is celebrating the Fourth with fireworks. I think we'll come up with something!
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