Object Details
Provenance
Bush, William G., Mrs.
Creator
Maxwell, Jeff
United States Arsenal
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref23487
Former Title
Augusta College
Augusta State University campus house present name.
General
The Augusta Arsenal was the only U.S. arsenal built in the southeast. The United States Arsenal at Augusta was built in 1819 at a site located on the Savannah River. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War the arsenal was turned over to the Confederacy and remained in the possession of the Confederate States until the end of the war when it was returned to the federal government. The 1930's HABS survey notes that a rose garden with a stone sundial in the center existed next to the men's library building.The Augusta Arsenal remained in operation until it was closed in 1955. The arsenal is now part of Augusta University.
Mount reads: "Montely (in type on the slide)."
Historic plate number: "15."
Historic plate caption: "On the slide: Armory of the United States Arsenal."
Place
Georgia -- Augusta
United States of America -- Georgia -- Richmond County -- Augusta
Topic
Spring
Historic buildings
Ordnance
Trees
Cannonballs
Gardens -- Georgia -- Augusta
Provenance
Bush, William G., Mrs.
Creator
Maxwell, Jeff
United States Arsenal
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Sponsor
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
Extent
1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)
Date
[between 1914 and 1949?]
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item GA018001
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Lantern slides
Collection Rights
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Genre/Form
Lantern slides
Collection Restrictions
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
AAG.GCA_ref23487
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c0198066-1c64-4059-b22d-078b247003be
AAG.GCA
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210178959-2