United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.974841903The Confederate Powder Works in Augusta sits along the Augusta Canal. The canal, which opened in 1846, provided transportation and waterpower during the Civil War for the powder works, as well as for a Confederate firearms plant, ordnance foundry, and bakery.Historic photograph of the Confederate Powder Works in Augusta, Georgia, which sits along the Augusta Canal. It is a large brick building with a tall chimney rising from the front. The still waters of the canal reflect the image of the buildings.The Augusta Canal, which opened in 1846, provided transportation and waterpower during the Civil War for the powder works, as well as for a Confederate firearms plant, ordnance foundry, and bakery. The chimney of the Powder Works still stands as a memorial to the Confederate dead.image/jpegDetroit Publishing Co.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/augusta-canalForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/augusta-canalForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaDetroit Publishing Company Collection, Library of CongressChimneys--Georgia--AugustaCanals--Georgia--AugustaFactories--Georgia--AugustaAugusta Canal (Ga.)Gunpowder industry--Georgia--AugustaBuildings--Georgia--AugustaConfederate Powder WorksHistoric buildings--Georgia--AugustaAugusta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Cotton industryIndustrial facilitiesCanalsOrdnance industryConfederate Powder WorksSibley Cotton Mills, Augusta, Ga.StillImage