The Augusta Arsenal
Located on land that is now part of the Summerville Campus of Georgia Regents University (formerly Augusta State University), the Augusta Arsenal produced munitions and other materials for the US military, including bomb sights during World War II. Read about the Arsenal in
My Georgia History
Fact: For a short time in the early 1840's General William T. Sherman was stationed at the Augusta Arsenal, but it was military strategy, not sentiment, that caused him to bypass Augusta on his famous (or infamous) March to the Sea.
You can learn more about the Augusta Arsenal, and Augusta's history in general, at the
Augusta Museum of History.