- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Butt Memorial Bridge
- Date of Original:
- 1917
- Subject:
- Bridges--Georgia--Augusta
Memorials--Georgia--Augusta
Canals--Georgia--Augusta
Augusta Canal (Ga.)
Columns--Georgia--Augusta
Eagles--Symbolic aspects--Georgia--Augusta
Sculpture--Georgia--Augusta
Bridges, Arched--Georgia--Augusta
Butt, Archibald Willingham, 1866-1912 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Butt Memorial Bridge in downtown Augusta spans the Augusta Canal. Dedicated in 1914, the bridge was named for Archibald Butt, an Augusta native who was the military aide to U.S. president William Howard Taft at the time of his death aboard the Titanic. The bridge is the only Titanic memorial in Georgia.
Image of the Butt Memorial Bridge in downtown Augusta, Georgia, which spans the Augusta Canal. The white bridge, comprising three low arches, features four tall pillars topped with bronze eagle sculptures.
Dedicated in 1914, the bridge was named for Archibald Butt, an Augusta native who was the military aide to U.S. president William Howard Taft at the time of his death aboard the Titanic. The bridge is the only Titanic memorial in Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/archibald-butt-1865-1912/m-10576/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/postcard/id/1461/rec/2
- Rights Holder:
- Georgia Archives
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/archibald-butt-1865-1912
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Historic Postcard Collection - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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