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The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is an unofficial trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina, spanning thirteen counties in Georgia [1] [2] and seven in South Carolina. [3] The term was coined in 1950 by C.C. McCollum, the winner of a $250 contest held by The Augusta Chronicle to generate the best name ...
They founded two major cities on the river during the colonial era: Savannah was established in 1733 as a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean, and Augusta is located where the river crosses the Fall Line of the Piedmont, at the headwaters of the navigable portion of the river downstream to the ocean. The two cities on the Savannah served as Georgia's ...
The Augusta metropolitan area consists of seven counties: five in Georgia, and two in South Carolina. Among the counties making up the metropolitan region, Richmond, Aiken, and Columbia were its most populous. Making up more than 4,045 sq mi (10,480 square kilometers) in total area, the MSA would be larger than Delaware if it were a U.S. state.
The city lies directly across the Savannah River from North Augusta, South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Augusta, the third most populous city in Georgia (following Atlanta and Columbus), is situated in the Fall Line region of the state.
The Savannah River makes up part of the western border of Edgefield County; across the river lies the city of Augusta, Georgia. Edgefield is part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Horse Creek Valley as shown in Isaac Boles survey of Edgefield County, 1871. Horse Creek Valley is a geographic area along Horse Creek, a tributary of the Savannah River.It lies within present-day Aiken County, South Carolina (prior to 1872, in Edgefield District / Edgefield County).
North Augusta City Council took steps forward Monday in bringing a new boat dock and overlook to Riverside Village by allocating $950,000. North Augusta approves $950,000 for new boat dock ...
The consolidated entity is known as Augusta-Richmond County, or simply Augusta. Exempt are the cities of Hephzibah and Blythe , in southern Richmond County, which voted to remain separate. Richmond County is included in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA- SC metropolitan statistical area .