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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.
New Augusta: Constructed 1903, closed to vehicle traffic c. 1980s 2: Old Augusta Historic Site: Old Augusta Historic Site: April 24, 1979 : Along the Leaf River north of New Augusta [5: New Augusta: Founded 1812, abandoned 1902-06
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.
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.
Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted. Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Mississippi is the 32nd-most populous state, with 2,949,965 inhabitants and the 31st largest by land area, spanning 46,923.27 square miles (121,530.7 km 2) of land. [1]
North Augusta welcomed a new and innovative school last fall, Highland Springs Middle. On Thursday, the community finally got to mark the occasion.
The Mahned Bridge was constructed in 1903 and spans the Leaf River in Perry County, Mississippi. Around 1980, the bridge was removed from service and access was terminated. [ 3 ] The bridge was declared a Mississippi Landmark in 1996 [ 1 ] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Another Parker's Kitchen nearing completion at 5747 Jefferson Davis Hwy. in North Augusta is expected to open June 12. The new Parker's Kitchen, located at 3661 Mike Padgett Highway, on Tuesday ...