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In the 1850s, Augusta was the site for the trial and hanging of the outlaw James Copeland. [8] In the 1890s, Davis Hawthorne was hanged in Augusta for the murder of his wife. [2] When the Mobile, Jackson, and Kansas City Railroad [9] was constructed 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Augusta, the town was moved to the railroad and developed as New Augusta.
New Augusta is a town in Perry County, Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 554 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Perry County. [2] New Augusta is located about two miles south of "Old" Augusta, which was the county seat until 1906.
Perry County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. Until 1906, the county seat was the old town of Augusta, near the center of the county on the east bank of the Leaf River. At Old Augusta, the outlaw James Copeland was executed by hanging on October 30, 1857. [3] Old Augusta remains a small village today.
One of Augusta's biggest festivals is making a change for its return this fall. Arts in the Heart of Augusta is scheduled for Sept. 20-22, but this year, it will be held predominantly along ...
The Metro Augusta Chamber of Commerce vacated 600 Broad in 2010 and transferred its ownership to the city of Augusta. After the city tried to auction the property in 2012, the Augusta Regional ...
Notable contributing buildings include the Odd Fellows Building (c. 1890), Hopewell Evangelical Lutheran Church (c. 1859, c. 1880), Salem Lutheran Church (1880), and New Augusta Depot (c. 1890). [2] It is located west of Augusta. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]
Jul. 29—A new event center, located at Lookaway Inn in North Augusta, celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting. Located in the shade beside the historic bed and breakfast, the emerald green ...
The Perry County School District is a public school district based in New Augusta, Mississippi . In addition to New Augusta, the district also serves the town of Beaumont as well as the census-designated place of Runnelstown and most rural areas in Perry County, except for northeastern areas. [1]