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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 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 ...
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.
Hephzibah (/ ˈ h ɛ p z ɪ b ə /) is a city in southern Richmond County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area as well as the Central Savannah River Area . The population was 4,011 at the 2010 census, [ 2 ] and 3,830 in 2020.
One is in the Savannah River watershed, the other is in the St. Marys River watershed. ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Georgia (1974) Graham, Paul K. (2010).
Burke County is located within the CSRA (the Central Savannah River Area). During the antebellum period, it was developed by slave labor for large cotton plantations. The county was majority African American in population in this period, as slaveholders wanted high numbers of slaves for laborers to cultivate and process cotton.
Stallings Island is an archeological site with a large shell midden, located in the Savannah River near Augusta, Georgia. The site is the namesake for the Stallings culture of the Late Archaic period and for Stallings fiber-tempered pottery, the oldest known pottery in North America. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.
The county seat is the city of Washington. [2] Referred to as "Washington-Wilkes", the county seat and county are commonly treated as a single entity by locals, including the area's historical society [3] and the Chamber of Commerce. [4] It is part of the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA).