. Historical collections of Georgia : containing the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc. relating to its history and antiquities, from its first settlement to the present time ; compiled from original records and official documents ; illustrated by nearly one hundred engravings of public buildings, relics of antiquity, historic localities, natural scenery, portraits of distinguished men, etc., etc. / by the Rev. George White. jail is constructed of brick, and cost $28,000. The city is supplied with water brought from a spring three milesdistant. There is
. Historical collections of Georgia : containing the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc. relating to its history and antiquities, from its first settlement to the present time ; compiled from original records and official documents ; illustrated by nearly one hundred engravings of public buildings, relics of antiquity, historic localities, natural scenery, portraits of distinguished men, etc., etc. / by the Rev. George White. jail is constructed of brick, and cost $28,000. The city is supplied with water brought from a spring three milesdistant. There is an excellent bridge over the Savannah River, owned by thecorporation. In Augusta there are five or six banks, besides several insuranceagencies. The Augusta Canal is a splendid monument of the enterprise ofthe citizens. The warehouses have always challenged the admiration of travel-lers. There are ten or twelve of these structures, capable of holding70,000 bales of cotton, which were erected at a cost of more than120,000 dollars. In 1796 there was a bridge over the river opposite Centre-street,built by the late Colonel Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, whichwas carried away by the great freshet of that year, known as theYazoo freshet. On the 28th of May, 1840, the river rose 37 feetabove low-water mark, by which a large portion of the city was inun-dated, and much injury done to property. In March, 1841, therewas another freshet, the river rising- 33 - . , _ ... ????vtf?«iis*l>-:
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