History of Augusta, Georgia
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.
View of Augusta, from Summerville, 1872, by Harry Fenn; Augusta annexed Summerville in 1912
Celtic cross behind Saint Paul's Church, commemorating the site of Fort Augusta
The Savannah, at Augusta, 1872
Springfield Baptist Church, 1867-1879 site of the Augusta Institute. In 1879 the Institute moved to Atlanta, and in 1913 became known as Morehouse College.
Summerville (Augusta, Georgia)
Summerville,, is a large, affluent residential area and historic district located northwest of downtown Augusta, Georgia. The district is site of the historic homes of John Milledge, George Walton, and Thomas Cumming.
A house in the Summerville
The Historic Bon Air Hotel in the Summerville neighborhood featured on a post card.
The Partridge Inn
Reid-Jones-Carpenter House