On Hallowed Ground Traditional Geocache
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This cache has been placed at the historic Saint Paul's Church in Augusta, GA.
The cache has been placed in the church yard of Saint Paul's Church in Augusta, GA, with the permission of the rector. The church yard is beautiful in the spring. Please take time and look at the markers and explore the Riverwalk behind the church.
The cache is a small toolbox. Please BYOP because pens freeze and stop working.
The church has allowed me to place the cache in their VERY old cemetery (church yard). Please be respectful of all grave markers and vegetation and take any trash with you. If children come with you, please keep them off of the graves.
History from the Saint Paul's Church website (www.saintpauls.org):
"Saint Paul's Church was established in 1750 by the Church of England at the site of Fort Augusta. The first three church buildings on the property were destroyed. The fourth building, erected in the 19th century, was burned in the Great Augusta Fire of 1916. The present Georgian Colonial building, designed by Henry Wendell, was completed in 1919. Among the furnishings saved from the fire is the original baptismal font, the only relic from the first church. The Neo-Classical pillar and bowl, brought from England in 1751, is in the narthex (foyer), near the southwest entrance.
Located in the church yard is a celtic cross marking the location of the fort. At its base is a cannon believed to have been brought in the 1730's by General Oglethorpe from England to be used at Fort Augusta. This, together with the font, are the oldest colonial artifacts in the city. A number of graves are marked in the cemetery, including that of Col. William Few, a signer of the United States Constitution, whose portrait hangs in the narthex. A marker on the exterior of the building provides information about the 1763 conference of the Colonial Governors of Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia, with five Indian nations. Also of interest is the historical marker located at the corner of Sixth and Reynolds Street. "
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