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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 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. [2]
The Old Augusta Railroad (reporting mark OAR) is a 2.5-mile long (4.0 km) shortline railroad that runs from the Georgia-Pacific Leaf River Cellulose pulp mill near the Old Augusta Historic Site in New Augusta, Mississippi to an interchange with the Canadian National Railway (CN) between Mahned, Mississippi and New Augusta. [1]