Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Sisters of Saint Joseph In Augusta
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 12, 2010
1. The Sisters of Saint Joseph In Augusta Marker
Inscription.
The Sisters of Saint Joseph In Augusta. . Members of the seventeenth-century French Order of Saint Joseph of Carondelet were first invited to Georgia at the end of the Civil War to teach and staff an orphanage in Savannah. Working with the children of African Americans, the Sisters of St. Joseph received praise and scorn. After serving briefly at a girls school in Washington , Georgia , the Sisters came to Augusta in 1912. Here they began Mount Saint Joseph Academy , which operated from 1915 until 1960. The Orders convent stood at this location. Augusta institutions founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph include Saint Marys Elementary School, Aquinas High School , and St. Josephs Hospital.
Members of the seventeenth-century French Order of Saint Joseph of Carondelet were first invited to Georgia at the end of the Civil War to teach and staff an orphanage in Savannah. Working with the children of African Americans, the Sisters of St. Joseph received praise and scorn. After serving briefly at a girls school in Washington , Georgia , the Sisters came to Augusta in 1912. Here they began Mount Saint Joseph Academy , which operated from 1915 until 1960. The Orders convent stood at this location. Augusta institutions founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph include Saint Marys Elementary School, Aquinas High School , and St. Josephs Hospital.
Erected 2006 by The Georgia Historical Society and Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic Church. (Marker Number 121-11.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 33° 28.547′ N, 82° 1.655′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. It is on Monte Sano Avenue near Belleview Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta GA 30904, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, the Western Hemisphere, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
4. Marker, seen near the intersection of Monte Sano Avenue and Belleview Avenue
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,951 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 8, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
