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Website. augustaga.gov. Augusta ( / əˈɡʌstə / ə-GUSS-tə) is a consolidated city-county 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. Georgia's third most populous city (after Atlanta and Columbus ...
Augusta, Georgia was founded in 1736 as part of the British colony of Georgia, under the supervision of colony founder James Oglethorpe. It was the colony's second established town, after Savannah. Today, Augusta is the second-largest city in Georgia, and the largest city of the Central Savannah River Area .
Augusta University. 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. It employs over 15,000 people, has more than 56,000 alumni, [ 13] and is accredited by the ...
1779 - January 29: Augusta taken by British forces. [ 2] 1780 - Georgia state capital relocated to Augusta. [ 1] April 16: Siege of Augusta by American forces begins. [ 2] May: British-occupied Fort Grierson taken by American forces. [ 1] 1785 - Academy of Richmond County opens.
Richmond County. / 33.36°N 82.07°W / 33.36; -82.07. Richmond County is located in the state of Georgia in the U.S. As of the 2020 census, the population was 206,607. [ 2] 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 ...
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. It straddles two U.S. states, Georgia and South Carolina, and includes the ...
The Greater Augusta Youth Theatre is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit youth theater company operated entirely by youth actors, directors, designers, artist and musicians of the Metro-Augusta area. All of these spaces are located in the downtown district. Two theaters operate in the district of South Augusta. The Augusta Mini Theater recently opened its ...
Ed McIntyre. 1981. 1984. First African American mayor of city of Augusta. [1] Charles DeVaney. 1984. 1996. Last mayor of former city of Augusta.