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Augusta |
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Nestled
along the banks of the Savannah River, Augusta is the second
oldest city in Georgia (founded 1736) with a pride in its
past and a well-founded faith in its future. Here you will
find the true Deep South the historic charm of this classic
Southern city with its tree-lined streets and majestic antebellum
mansions. Long known as the South's "Garden City,"
Augusta bursts into spectacular bloom each spring to welcome
the greatest names in golf at the famed Masters Tournament.
Year round, Augusta is legendary for its many parks and recreational
facilities featuring some of the best golf, tennis, fishing
and boating the South has to offer. You'll especially want
to take advantage of Riverwalk Augusta where you'll discover
one of Augusta's most beautiful and unique assets featuring
a full schedule of activities 365 days a year.
Augusta's strategic
location provides access to the Savannah River, Lake Olmstead,
the Augusta Canal and Clarks Hill Lake. These wonders of nature
have made Augusta the water
sports capital of the Southeast and the area is host to several
prestigious international events including the Augusta Invitational
Rowing Regatta, the Head of The South Rowing Regatta, River
Race Augusta, and the Augusta Southern Nationals.
It is only a
short 3 hour drive to beaches, mountain areas and many other
popular southern cities. Augusta also is a regional leader
in medicine and home to the Medical College of Georgia.
Some Interesting Facts :
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Second
largest city in Georgia |
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Second
oldest city in Georgia |
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Home
of the Masters Golf Tournament |
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Home
of the Godfather of Soul, James Brown |
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Birthplace
of singers Amy Grant, Jessye Norman and Terri Gibbs; actors
Laurence Fishburne, Danny Glover and Joe Penny; Boxer Ray Mercer,
Novelist Frank Yerby, WWF Wrestler Hulk Hogan, and pro golfer
Larry Mize |
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Second
largest inland cotton market in the world during the cotton
boom |
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Home
of the oldest newspaper in the South, The Augusta Chronicle
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Home
of poets Richard Henry Wilde and James Ryder Randall |
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Home
of George Walton, the youngest signer of the Declaration of
Independence |
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Home
of Springfield Baptist Church, the oldest independently formed
black congregation in the United States with an unbroken record
of existence |
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Headquarters
of E-Z-GO Textron and Club Car, the number one and two manufacturers
of golf carts |
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Home
of Jones Creek, the number one rated public golf course in Georgia
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Home
of the largest man-made lake east of the Mississippi River,
Thurmond Lake |
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Home
of the last standing permanent structure built by the Confederacy,
the Confederate Powder Works Factory Chimney |
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Home
of the world's richest drag boat race, the Hardee's Augusta
Southern Nationals |
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Headquarters
of the National Barrel Horse Association |
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Location
of baseball player Ty Cobb's first professional game and his
home from 1904 to 1932. |
