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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.
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 a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,511. [1] The county seat is New Augusta. [2] The county is named after the War of 1812 naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry. Perry County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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
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.
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 ...
New belted self-checkout lanes. Kroger is no stranger to electronic grocery scanning. In 1972, a suburban Cincinnati Kroger was the first store in America to experiment with automated scanners.
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