National Register of Historic Places

Old Augusta Historic Site

New Augusta, Perry County, Mississippi
Listed
April 23, 1979
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
79001334

About this property

The Old Augusta Historic Site contains the remnants of Augusta, Mississippi, a town that was founded along the Leaf River in 1812 and abandoned between 1902 and 1906. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1999. From 1818 until 1906, the town of Augusta served as the county seat for Perry County, Mississippi. It was considered a major commercial and administrative center because a United States General Land Office was located there. In October and November 1833, the first public sale of Choctaw cession lands occurred in Augusta, Clinton, and Chocchuma. In the 1850s, Augusta was the site for the trial and hanging of the outlaw James Copeland. In the 1890s, Davis Hawthorne was hanged in Augusta for the murder of his wife. When the Mobile, Jackson, and Kansas City Railroad was constructed 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Augusta, the town was moved to the railroad and developed as New Augusta. In 1983, Georgia-Pacific constructed the Old Augusta Railroad to haul products from the Leaf River Cellulose mill that was built adjacent to the site of Old Augusta. When the site was evaluated for the National Register of Historic Places during the 1970s, it was determined that the town had been divided into three spatial units—a government district, a business district, and a residential district. But there was little more than brick and concrete rubble where buildings had once stood, and the area had reverted to woodland.

Location

New Augusta, Perry County, Mississippi

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

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Questions about this property

When was Old Augusta Historic Site listed on the National Register?

Old Augusta Historic Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Old Augusta Historic Site?

Old Augusta Historic Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Augusta Historic Site?

The period of significance for Old Augusta Historic Site is recorded as the listed era.

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