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Augusta, [a] officially the City of Augusta, is a city on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia. The city lies directly across the Savannah River from North Augusta, South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion.
The Augusta metropolitan area, officially the Augusta-Richmond County metropolitan statistical area according to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Census Bureau and other agencies, is a metropolitan statistical area centered on the city of Augusta, Georgia.
The Savannah, at Augusta, 1872 Springfield Baptist Church, 1867-1879 site of the Augusta Institute. In 1879 the Institute moved to Atlanta, and in 1913 became known as Morehouse College. During the American Revolution, Savannah fell to the British. This left Augusta as the new state capital and a new prime target of the British. By January 31 ...
1833 - Charleston-Augusta railway begins operating. 1836 - Broad Street fire. [6] 1837 Georgia Railroad (Augusta-Berzelia) begins operating. [1] Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel newspaper begins publication. [3] [10] 1840 - Yellow fever epidemic. [1] 1845 - Southern Baptist Convention founded at a meeting in Augusta. [2] 1847 - Augusta Canal built ...
May served five 1-year terms during the period of the Civil War. In 1865, he was ordered by Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown to burn the large amounts of cotton stored in Augusta warehouses "on the approach of the Yankees," so it would not fall into enemy's hands. As it turned out, the Union Army never came to Augusta. [6] James T. Gardiner 1866
It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created on February 5, 1777. Following an election in 1995, Augusta (the county seat) consolidated governments with Richmond County. The consolidated entity is known as Augusta-Richmond County, or simply Augusta.
Each year, Augusta also hosts the Augusta Futurity, the largest horse cutting show east of the Mississippi River. In 2009, the Futurity hosted its 30th annual event. [3] Augusta hosts the Augusta Literary Festival on the first Saturday in March at the Augusta-Richmond County Library in downtown Augusta (823 Telfair Street). [4]
Augusta University (AU) is a public research university and academic medical center in Augusta, Georgia.It is a part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite medical campuses in Savannah, Albany, Rome, and Athens.