Augusta was once just a crossing point for the Native Americans to get to the other side of the Savannah river. It was once just a lush green wild area that had the best passage across the river. Then came along James Oglethorpe, a British general who founded Savannah down river, who gave orders to build in the area to Noble Jones. Noble Jones was then the one who built up this area as a military strategy defense against the Spanish and French. To honor the Princess Augusta, wife of the Prince of Wales Frederick, Oglethorpe named the settlement Augusta.

Augusta has had its share of strife with all the wars and up risings that over the hundreds of years. In more modern times of the 1960s there were some issues that reared their ugly head with the American Civil Rights Movement in the city of Augusta. To this day half of the cities population is African American and there is still some political tension that comes up. Back in the 60s, there was a notable move made by musician Ray Charles.  He decided not to play in town because he found out that the audience would by segregated and the African Americans would be forced to sit in the balcony. More protests and up risings came in the 70s at colleges in other states like the Kent State shootings and the Jackson State killings and it cast a ripple to many cities including Augusta were the racial tensions lead to full blown riots.

Now the city has lightened up and is known for its many golf courses and tournaments including The Masters Championships held there every year. There are some nice places to walk and museums to visit along with plenty of hotels located around the city of Augusta waiting for a visit from people with a fresh perspective.

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