506 RICHMOND COUNTY. 



Suinmerville, 3 miles from Augusta, is a pleasant place, 

 affording to the citizens a retreat during the summer months. 

 The United States Arsenal and a branch of the Richmond 

 Academy are located here. Population during the summer 

 months, between 1,500 and 2,000. 



Education. — The institutions for educating youth in this 

 county are numerous and respectable. There are seminaries 

 in Augusta, in which females are taught all the branches of 

 useful and ornamental education. Ample provision is made 

 for the instruction of poor children. Educational fund 

 $312 22 cents. Number of poor children, 360. 



Climate, Diseases, Longevity. — The climate is healthy. 

 Fevers are the most prevalent diseases. The instances of 

 longevity are the following : 



Mr. D'Antignac died at the age of 89 ; Angus Martin, 

 over 80 ; James Gardner, 83 ; Mrs. Griffin, over 90 ; Mrs. 

 Dawson, over 91 ; Mr. N. Murphy, 80 ; Mrs. Rowell, over 80; 

 Mrs. Tinley, nearly 103. There are now living in Augusta, 

 in the same family, four persons, each of whom has exceeded 

 83 years. In 1826, an African, known as old Qua, died on 

 Mr. Course's plantation, at the age of 96. Mr. Course had 

 within 25 years buried 29 Africans, from the ages of 80 to 

 140. Old Amy died at 140. She arrived in Charleston 

 when there were but six small buildings. She retained her 

 speech, her sight, and hearing to the last. Jack Wright was 

 109 years old : he had been a servant to Lord Anson, when 

 stationed at Charleston, prior to his voyage round the world. 



Minerals. — Burrstone in the lower part of the county. 

 Porcelain clay, near Belair, on Spirit creek, and in other 

 places. Novaculite near Sand Bar ferry, wacke at Richmond 

 Bath, steatite at Rae's creek, micaceous sandstone in various 

 places, used for culverts on the Georgia Railroad ; also, mica 

 slate, granite and sienite of excellent quality, &.C.* 



Bridges and Roads. — The citizens of this county are at- 

 tentive to their bridges and roads. They are both kept in fine 

 order. Of bridges there are 2,528 feet, and of roads 123|^ miles. 



Religious Sects. — Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists, 



* See Cotting's Report. 



