The Exhibits
Orientation Movie
presented in the Rotary Club of Augusta Centennial Theater
- "The Power of a Canal" 10 miniute film on history of Augusta's Canal
The Hydropower Demonstration Turbine
The waters of the Augusta Canal surge through this demonstration turbine, creating hydro-mechanical power that drives the line shaft mounted on the ceiling. The paddle fan above the gift shop operates directly from the line shaft power.
Braving the Rapids
- the Petersburg Boat
- Petersburg Boat captain and cargo
Building the Canal
- Augusta Before the Canal
- Henry Cumming, Canal Visionary
- How the Canal was Built
How the Canal Works
- Canal Model
- Transportation
- Water Works
- Hydropower
Mill & Boom Times
- Augusta’s Industrial Triumph
- From Cotton to Cloth - Textiles
- How It’s Done - Weaving Process and Looms
- Working the Mill - Mill Work and Mill Workers
- Wartime Industry - Serving the Confederacy
Hydroelectricity and the Canal
- The City Electric
- Electrifying Enterprise Mill
- The Penstock
- How Hydroelectricity Works
Boat Parties and Picnics
- Leisure and the Canal
Workers’ Life
- The Company House-
- Living in the Factory District
- Eviction
- Labor vs. Management
New Waters, New Life -
The Canal in the 20th Century
- Floods and Fires
- What Happened to the Mills
- The Last Days of Enterprise Mill
- The Canal - Neglect and Decline
- Return to the Waters
- The Canal and River Today
- Augusta Happenings