A new historical marker, “Explosion at the Confederate Powder Works,” was presented Saturday in a ceremony at the Augusta Canal, on the 147th anniversary of the explosion.
William Hanley, the historic marker coordinator for the Georgia Historical Society, explained that the marker is one of 11 new ones in the state commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The new markers were commissioned to interpret previously unrepresented elements of the war.
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