October 14, 2001

The Jess Norman Post 166 American Legion Hut of Augusta (Woodruff County), considered the best example of a vernacular log meeting hall, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Named after Jess Norman, the first man from Augusta to be killed during World War I, the hut was constructed in 1934 after the Jess Norman Post Legionnaires received funding from the Civil Works Administration. On July 4, 1934, the group held a banquet to bring the hut into full service, with about 150 people in attendance.