Comments on: An Attempt to Debunk The Haunted Pillar of Augusta, Georgia https://hankeringforhistory.com/an-attempt-to-debunk-the-haunted-pillar-of-augusta-georgia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-attempt-to-debunk-the-haunted-pillar-of-augusta-georgia Hanker: To have a strong, often restless desire, in this case for--you guessed it--history! Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:30:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Ed Tessmacher https://hankeringforhistory.com/an-attempt-to-debunk-the-haunted-pillar-of-augusta-georgia/#comment-113665 Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:30:35 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=17368#comment-113665 Your statement about the “voodoo priestess” is wholly made up from thin air. There is no written documentation of it ever occurring, and anything related to it is someone embellishing a tale. Same thing with the claims of slaves being sold at the Lower Market. It was, in fact, a wholesale market for farmers and local manufacturers to wholesale to resellers, and no retail sales occurred there. It also served as a “Gentlemen’s Club” after hours, and no women were permitted entry. All of that is documented in the historical record, both in city archives and in information at Historic Augusta. Even Ed Cashin, who wrote the definitive book about Augusta history refuted the claim that slaves were ever sold there, at auction or otherwise. There is, in fact, no documentary evidence whatsoever that there ever was a “slave market” in Augusta. Those markets were in Charleston and Savannah. Were slaves traded in Augusta? It’s likely, but there was no specific, official marketplace. The pillar has been moved several times, most notably by the grocer Theodore Eye, who wanted to use it for advertising purposes for his store on Broad Street. It has also been destroyed a total of four times now, having been rebuilt the previous three times. The only reason that it has not been rebuilt is that people with zero historical knowledge keep perpetuating the false myth that it was a “whipping post” or a “slave auction” site. There are lots of great stories out there about the pillar, and almost none of them have any basis in fact. The truth is much more interesting, but hardly anyone knows it. Please stop perpetuating the false tale that it ever had anything to do with slavery, so we can get our pillar put back. Until the powers that be in city government can be made to realize the truth about it, that there is no connection to slavery in the pillar, they are not going to do a thing about getting the biggest tourist attraction in Augusta rebuilt. It will sit in that city garage until hell freezes over, all because people keep spreading a false story…

]]> By: MK Bailey https://hankeringforhistory.com/an-attempt-to-debunk-the-haunted-pillar-of-augusta-georgia/#comment-109544 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 03:08:48 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=17368#comment-109544 I remember the bar the whipping post in down town Augusta in the 1970’s. Had a lot of fun times there. Always thought the whipping post was out front of the bar. Was right next to the strip bar and that was always fun in the bathroom for the girls restroom was shared with the strippers. It was a eye opener for this young lady. Of course we could drink at 18 then and fake ID at 16 or 17!!!! Fun times indeed!!! Sorry about the whipping post I never really messed with that. It was scary really!!

]]> By: Rob https://hankeringforhistory.com/an-attempt-to-debunk-the-haunted-pillar-of-augusta-georgia/#comment-83524 Wed, 30 Aug 2017 03:18:52 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=17368#comment-83524 So many people afraid of this post, so much they made documentaries about it, only to have this infamous post knocked down…LMAO!!!

]]> By: jon123@yahoo.com https://hankeringforhistory.com/an-attempt-to-debunk-the-haunted-pillar-of-augusta-georgia/#comment-82010 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:33:40 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=17368#comment-82010 The whipping post is down.

]]> By: JMo https://hankeringforhistory.com/an-attempt-to-debunk-the-haunted-pillar-of-augusta-georgia/#comment-81996 Mon, 19 Dec 2016 07:14:51 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=17368#comment-81996 Any word on the driver that knocked it over?

]]> By: Grant Oster https://hankeringforhistory.com/an-attempt-to-debunk-the-haunted-pillar-of-augusta-georgia/#comment-81988 Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:47:34 +0000 https://hankeringforhistory.com/?p=17368#comment-81988 In reply to Me Meme.

Thanks for the update. So sad. 🙁 Hate to see any history destroyed.

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