We spent the night at a Moose Lodge in Thomson. Very nice people and we thought we might stay for a couple nights but our holding tank developed a slow leak. We had to have a full hookup site so Don could replace the valve. So we headed into Augusta.
It was just an hour drive. Don got the valve and had it installed by early afternoon. We then headed to the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, where the story of the industrial revolution in the South is preserved in a revitalized 19th century textile mill.
We took a hour long boat trip on the canal on a replica Petersburg boat. The canal flows 13 miles from the headgates on the Savannah River through Augusta, supplying drinking water and hydroelectric power to the city, as it has done since 1845. It was very interesting.
The next day we spent a couple hours at the Augusta Museum. In addition to local history, it had excellent exhibits on James Brown, Godfather of soul music, and on the game of golf, especially appropriate as Augusta is home to the Masters Golf Tournament. 
We then drove to the headgates of the canal and walked a couple miles along the tow path. It was amusing to see all the padlocks attached to the headgates railings over the lock. Get it? The Lock. Most locks had names and dates, some going back several years. 
Later in the day, we visited the Laurel and Hardy museum in nearby Harlem, GA, the birthplace of Oliver Hardy. The town holds an Oliver Hardy festival every October which attracts over 30,000 visitors. The museum is very small with all kinds of Laurel and Hardy memorabilia. They also have a collection of old films but we didn't have time to watch any as the volunteer hostess had to leave early for a church function. The weather was sunny and warm, and it was an enjoyable and relaxing day.
The next day was Sunday. After mass we had lunch at the local Greek festival, then packed up and headed to Atlanta.
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