The Haunted Pillar of Augusta Ga

Every city has its legends and spooky places that strange things tend to happen and Augusta Ga is no different. In downtown Augusta Ga there stands a brick and concrete pillar that is said to be haunted. Legend has it that if anybody tries to move, destroys or even touches the pillar it will result in death.

 The death-wielding pillar is all that remains of the Farmer’s Market that once proudly stood at the intersection of Broad Street and Fifth Street. On February 7, 1878, the market was destroyed by a tornado and the only thing that stood was the now haunted pillar. Perhaps it was the untimely demise of the market that led to the haunting of the pillar, no one really knows. The source of the curse is debated among the community.

According to one variance of the legend, a traveling preacher wasn’t granted permission to preach at the market and cursed the market, uttering “that a great wind would destroy the place except for one pillar and that whoever tried to remove this remaining pillar would be struck dead,'' according to the Year Book of the City Council of Augusta, Georgia, of 1977. When the storm blew through and the market was destroyed with the pillar left standing, the legend was born.

Once the market was destroyed local towns people decided not to immediately build on the spot. "Now that the Market House is in ruins, we think it may be opportune to suggest that it never be rebuilt upon the same spot," a local was heard saying. This legend has been passed down through the generation, most likely being exaggerated but just to be safe, don’t touch the haunted pillar in Augusta Ga.

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