Explore Phinizy Swamp & Nature Park in Augusta, Ga
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Less than 15 minutes away from downtown Augusta, Georgia, Phinizy Swamp & Nature Park offers guided hikes, bike rides, and yoga in the park each month. As an Important Bird Area, the swamp is also home to hundreds of different species of birds. Walking along one of the trails - you'll forget that you're in the middle of the second largest city in Georgia!
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
Located on 1100 acres with 14 miles of biking and hiking trails, and just minutes from downtown Augusta, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park offers visitors the chance to see a variety of wildlife such as Blue Heron, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Otter, Alligator and the elusive Bobcat in their natural setting. Visitors can experience the thrill of hearing Kingfisher and the chorus of a thousand Tree Frogs, or delight in the myriad of summer Dragonflies.
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Phinizy Swamp Nature Park Part 1
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park Part 1
Jeff & Angela Norton
1/24/2015
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park - Beaver Dam Trail
Located on 1100 acres with 14 miles of biking and hiking trails, and just minutes from downtown Augusta, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park offers visitors the chance to see a variety of wildlife such as Blue Heron, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Otter, Alligator and the elusive Bobcat in their natural setting. Visitors can experience the thrill of hearing Kingfisher and the chorus of a thousand Tree Frogs, or delight in the myriad of summer Dragonflies.
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park - Floodplain Boardwalk and Observation Deck
Located on 1100 acres with 14 miles of biking and hiking trails, and just minutes from downtown Augusta, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park offers visitors the chance to see a variety of wildlife such as Blue Heron, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Otter, Alligator and the elusive Bobcat in their natural setting. Visitors can experience the thrill of hearing Kingfisher and the chorus of a thousand Tree Frogs, or delight in the myriad of summer Dragonflies.
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Racists Alive, Vicious in Augusta, GA DividedCity.us #1: Dr. Mallory Millender, Tom Grant on Racism
Racism Alive and Extremely Nasty in Augusta, Georgia: Civil Rights veteran Dr. Mallory Millender discusses the insidious racism problem in Augusta with investigative journalist Tom Grant on DividedCity.us
In addition to spreading the word about the efforts of some to confront racism head on in Augusta, this video is a tribute to the great work of Dr. Mallory Millender - who is a mentor to activist Mr. Terence Dicks (Claiming A Street Named King).
And small edits by former Augusta investigative reporter Greg Peterson as tribute to Mr. Tom Grant, who picked up the mantle after the death of investigative journalist Jay Mann (Jan Tillman Hutchens). Tom, Jay and Greg love Augusta and take seriously their duty to expose what others do not report.
A former slave port, Augusta, Georgia is a racially Divided City!
On opposite ends of the main street, Augusta has statues honoring Mr. James Brown and the Confederacy.
In Augusta, Georgia - racial division has been designed into the structure of government.
The ultra-exclusive and powerful Master's Golf Tournament is played only miles from poverty and hungry children.
Kudos for standing up against racism goes to civil rights leader Dr. Mallory Millender.
Kudos for having the guts to report on these old south to goes to television producers Tom Grant and Jill Peterson -- and WBEK-TV Ch. 16 (103 on Comcast, 96 on Knology).
Tom Grant of DividedCity.us talks with Dr. Mallory Millender, Co-Chair on the Blue Ribbon Committee on Race Relations in Augusta.
This is Part One of Two.
Be sure to watch Part Two, and join Cartoon Tom on a trip to Reverse World:
Tom lampoons the former slave port from his bizarro world hot tub
DividedCity.US examines the duality of Augusta, a place honoring James Brown at one end of Broad Street and the Confederacy at the other, where racial division has been designed into the structure of government, where Bill Gates and Warren Buffett play golf at The Masters (no irony intended) while descendants of slaves struggle to make ends meet just a few blocks away.
Please check out the profiles of award-winning journalist Tom Grant and gutsy reporter Jill Peterson:
Interview on Viddler
The Opinions of DividedCity.US
WBEK-TV:
Dr. Mallory Millender is a civil rights activist, political analyst and retired journalism professor at Paine College in Augusta, GA
Among many other responsibilities, Dr. Millender is also the Co-Chair on the Blue Ribbon Committee on Race Relations in Augusta.
March 23, 2010 Press Conference: After Augusta Human Relations Commission disbands, City of Augusta revives work of Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Race Relations after finding no solutions over the previous eight years.
WJBF TV Coverage of Racism in Augusta press conference:
Press Conference Announced:
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Mallory Millender on Linked In:
Black Focus Photo & Books:
Dr. Millender receives 2009 FLAIR Teacher of the Year Award from Augusta State University Department of English and Foreign Languages
Foreign Language Association for International Rapport (FLAIR)
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Opening brief music courtesy Dragon Fire Parade, a Chicago-area band
From the dramatic song Saturnalia'
Andy Wicklund - Guitar
Tim Obert - Guitar
Peter Nemanich - Bass
Chris Hammond - Drums
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Augusta Outdoors - Silver Bluff, A Sanctuary Just Across the River
One of the joys of working on this series is being able to find places that are close to home which many people know little about. The Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary is one such place. What a gem! Nestled by the winding Savannah River, this natural escape offers walking trails, wildlife viewing and a respite only minutes from downtown Augusta.
Top 15 Things To Do In Augusta, Georgia
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Here are top 15 things to do in Augusta, Georgia
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1. Augusta Museum of History -
2. Riverwalk -
3. Imperial Theatre -
4. Augusta Canal -
5. Magnolia Cemetery -
6. Scoyners -
7. Forest Hills Golf Club -
8. James Brown Memorial -
9. Forks Area Trail System -
10. Riverview Park -
11. Phinizy Swamp Nature Park -
12. Springfield Baptist Church -
13. Hippodrome Disc Golf Complex -
14. Sacred Heart Cultural Center -
15. Partridge Inn Hotel -
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Augusta Museum of History
Augusta Museum of History was established in 1937 for the purpose of preserving and sharing the material history of Augusta and the region. From a 10,000 year-old projectile point to a 1914 locomotive the collections chronicle a rich and fascinating past, including an exhibit dedicated to the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. For more information about the Augusta Museum of History visit a ugustamuseum.org. For more information about Augusta, GA visit augustaga.org.
Napping in Bond swamp
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Kirby's Augusta: Who Put the Garden in Our City's Nickname?
Augusta has been known as the Garden City for as long as we can remember.
Anyone visiting our town in the spring would find the reason obvious.
We proudly represent the state as the Garden City. It says so on all the signs.
But why?
THREE WORDS: Julia -- Lester -- Dillon.
Dillon was a rarity earlier in the past century -- a female landscape gardener.
She developed a reputation advising many Northern visitors who came down to enjoy Augusta's mild winters.
She was listed in the Augusta City Directory as a landscape architect—the first woman in the South to make her way in this male profession.
Those Northern visitors helped.
Having bought or built homes around town, they had little idea of plants that would succeed in the Southern climate.
That's where Julia came in, designing and planning many of their gardens.
One day almost a century ago, Sidney Ferguson, a local banker, dropped by to ask Mrs. Dillon what she thought would be a good nickname for Augusta.
As the story goes, he told Augusta's famous gardener, We're doing this promotion about Augusta and it should have a name.
Mrs. Dillon responded quickly, ``It's already named, for heaven's sake -- it's the Garden City of the South.'
Ferguson liked it. Took it back to the city naming committee, and everyone agreed.
Because when Julia Lester Dillon talked about gardening, people listened.
Born in 1871 in Warren County, Julia moved to Augusta with her family in the early 1880s after a tornado partially destroyed the family home.
They lived with her maternal grandparents on the 400 block of Ellis Street while Benjamin worked as a store cler.
Devout Methodists, the Lesters attended nearby St. James Methodist Church and lived out their faith in service to others.
Martha Lester became a strong advocate for education of mill children and adults and worked tirelessly to establish the King Mill School. In 1934, the Richmond County Board of Education named its new school in Harrisburg AFTER HER.
Julia's sister, Emma, became a missionary and would spend a quarter of a century serving in China, where she taught thousands including the future Chinese First Lady, Madam Chaign Kai Schek
Julia's brother Ben, would become Augusta postmaster.
And then there's Julia.
In 1920 Dillon received a commission to design and plant a 6-acre Sumter, S.C. She did so well, eceived she was hired permanently as the city's landscape architect and before the end of the year Augusta lost one of its foremost citizens.
Her remarkable career continued in South Carolina where for many years she wrote weekly articles for The State newspaper in Columbia, as well as articles for Flower Grower Magazine.
After a lifetime of service and a successful career devoted to helping people and making gardens to live in and love, she died in 1959 at the age of 80.
Julia Lester Dillon has been gone 55 years. But she left a legacy, she left an example and she left a city with a nickname .
Rarely does success bloom so beautifully.
Baby Cottonmouth
A baby cottonmouth seen on the campus of Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
Augusta (Georgia) - USA
This is my first video of Augusta (in Georgia (state) near Atlanta. I hope you enjoy it and leave a comment if possible.
Further videos will follow.
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Top 11 Tourist Attractions in Augusta - Travel Georgia
Top 11 Tourist Attractions and beautiful places in Augusta - Travel Georgia:
Riverwalk, Augusta Museum of History, The Augusta Canal, Savannah Rapids Visitor Center, Sacred Heart Cultural Center, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Augusta Mall, lake Olmsted stadium, Imperial Theatre, The Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Morris Museum of Art
Oka' Chaffa Indian Festival
Thousands flock to Phinizy Swamp Nature Park on Sunday to sample Native American culture.
Inside Sibley Mill at the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area
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Walking through Augusta’s deserted 1882 Sibley Mill, you can almost hear the whirring of machinery. In its heyday, the 518,000-square-foot historic Sibley was a leader in textile manufacturing and was most recently known for producing high quality denim for many top clothing manufacturers.
Luckily, the stories that could be told about this mill, and all its rich history, are not lost. Get a sneak peek inside Sibley Mill and learn about it's rich history. Although Sibley Mill is not open for tours, The Confederate Powder Works Chimney is a National Historic Landmark and is accessible at any time and free of charge.
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