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The 150 foot Powderworks chimney still stands on the Augusta Canal and is one of the more recognizable features of the Augusta skyline today, located at the Sibley Mill at 1717 Goodrich Street in Augusta. The Sibley cotton mill was built on the site as a private venture in 1880-82, using bricks from the demolished powder works, and became one of the largest and most successful cotton mills in the region, a model of good management and worker relations. It manufactured denim until 2006, and the mill's water-driven turbines still generate electricity which is sold to Georgia Power.
The chimney is the only remaining portion of the original Works. The B/G E. Porter Alexander Camp #158, Sons of Confederate Veterans, spent 8 years raising $192,000 to restore the chimney with its historical marker; work started on November 19, 2009 and was completed on March 12, 2010. A rededication ceremony was held on Oct. 9, 2010.
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