Augusta unveils state of Georgia founder
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Posted 3:45PM on Friday 7th February 2003 ( 22 years ago )
AUGUSTA - Augusta officials have unveiled a new statue of General James Edward Oglethorpe -- the founder of Georgia and of Augusta. <br>
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The city dedicated the life-size bronze statue Thursday. British Member of Parliament Virginia Bottomley -- who serves the same district that Oglethorpe did in the mid-1700s -- was among those at ceremony. <br>
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Bottomley said Oglethorpe's work for freedom and social reform still holds meaning.
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