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Augusta, Georgia

"Garden City of the South"
Home to the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta is one of the oldest and most historic cities in the Deep South.
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Founded 1735 | Population 201,590 | Peak 201,590 (2024) | County Richmond County

Top 10 Most Important Events for Augusta, Georgia

1
1735 City Founded: James Oglethorpe established Augusta as a trading post on the Savannah River, naming it for Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
2
1933 Augusta National Opens: Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts founded Augusta National Golf Club, which hosted the first Masters Tournament in 1934.
3
1948 Godfather of Soul Born: James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, grew up in Augusta and began his music career performing on Broad Street.
4
1970 Augusta Riot: A racial uprising erupted after the death of a Black teenager in police custody, resulting in 6 deaths and a 3-day curfew.
5
1996 Fort Gordon / Cyber Command: Fort Gordon (now Fort Eisenhower) became home to the U.S. Army Cyber Center, making Augusta a cybersecurity hub.
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Latest News in Augusta

Mar 21, 2026
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May 28, 2016
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May 15, 2016
Im Disgusted Zaxbys Employee Fired After Customer Tastes Soap her Milkshake
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May 10, 2016
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Apr 2, 2016
Woman who Killed 3 Year Old and 4 Year Old Learns her Fate
ATLANTA — On April 2, 2016, a Georgia woman convicted of murdering two small children finally heard her sentence, capping a case…

Complete Historical Timeline

1735 Government
Founded as trading post
1786 Government
Briefly serves as Georgia's capital
1845 Industry
Augusta Canal built for industry
1933 Sports
Augusta National Golf Club founded
1934 Sports
First Masters Tournament
1948 Culture
James Brown begins career here
1970 Civil Rights
Augusta riot after police custody death
1996 Government
Army Cyber Center at Fort Gordon
2023 Government
Fort Gordon renamed Fort Eisenhower

Did You Know?

1
Augusta National Golf Club is so exclusive that it didn't admit its first Black member until 1990 and its first female members until 2012.
2
James Brown's cape from his famous performances is preserved at the Augusta Museum of History.
3
The Augusta Canal, built in 1845, is one of the few remaining industrial canals in the South still in use.

Famous People from Augusta, Georgia

JB
James Brown
Composer, Politician · Born May 3, 1933 · Died Dec 25, 2006 (age 73)
HH
Hulk Hogan
Professional Wrestler · Born Aug 11, 1953 · Died Jul 24, 2025 (age 71)
LF
Laurence Fishburne
Screenwriter, Actor · Born Jul 30, 1961 · Age 64
BB
Ben Bernanke
Teacher, Politician · Born Dec 13, 1953 · Age 72
JJ
Jasper Johns
Photographer, Artist · Born May 15, 1930 · Age 95

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