Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Family Burying Ground on Good Hope Plantation
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 33° 20.9′ N, 81° 58.383′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. Marker is on Goshen Industrial Boulevard, 0.2 miles north of Mike Padgett Highway (Georgia Route 56), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta GA 30906, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Twiggs Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Spirit Creek Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Liberty Methodist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); William Schley 1786 - 1858 (approx. 5.6 miles away); Silver Bluff Baptist Church (approx. 6.3 miles away in South Carolina); Savannah Town / Fort Moore (approx. 7.3 miles away in South Carolina); First Ebenezer Baptist Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 7½ miles away in South Carolina). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.
Regarding Family Burying Ground on Good Hope Plantation. The site of Good Hope Plantation, home of the Twiggs family, is now Bush Field, the Augusta municipal airport. It is located less than a half mile northeast of the cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,307 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 15, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.