The Mayham Tower, Augusta, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member TheConaways
N 33° 28.595 W 081° 57.873
17S E 410381 N 3704539
The site of the Mayham Tower used in the seige of Ft. Cornwallis
Waymark Code: WMHCV
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member snake1411
Views: 56
Download this waymark:
.GPX File
.LOC File
.KML File (Google Earth)

This site marks the location of the mayham tower that was erected during the seige of Fort Cornwallis. Fort Cornwallis was one of the last positions held by the British during the Revolutionary War, and it's 3-day seige led to its surrender to the Americans, who held it until the end of the war.

The seige of the fort is celebrated every year with a reenactment by period actors at St. Paul's Cathedral, as well as encampment of at the in North Augusta, SC.

As the marker states, a mayham tower is a "tower contructed of logs filled with earth...[where] a six-pounder gun was lifted into position."

DSCN1990
Type of Marker: Fort

Marker #: 121-23

Date: 1956

Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the marker, yourself at the marker, your gps at the marker, or anything specific to the text on the marker. And don't forget to enjoy your visit.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Georgia Historical Markers
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
Castor007 visited The Mayham Tower, Augusta, GA 05/10/2019 Castor007 visited it
Markerman62 visited The Mayham Tower, Augusta, GA 07/25/2012 Markerman62 visited it
ArmyFamily4 visited The Mayham Tower, Augusta, GA 03/26/2011 ArmyFamily4 visited it
cdwilliams05 visited The Mayham Tower, Augusta, GA 12/16/2010 cdwilliams05 visited it
Sprinterman wrote comment for The Mayham Tower, Augusta, GA 09/22/2009 Sprinterman wrote comment for it
alee1227 visited The Mayham Tower, Augusta, GA 06/21/2009 alee1227 visited it
TheConaways visited The Mayham Tower, Augusta, GA 07/15/2006 TheConaways visited it

View all visits/logs