A Brief History of North Augusta

The City of North Augusta was developed by Augusta, Georgia native James U. Jackson. In 1890, he secured riverfront property in South Carolina along the Savannah River, directly across from Augusta. He secured the property with the intention to build a new town. He worked with designers and financiers from New York to develop the new town named North Augusta. By 1906, the new town of North Augusta became a reality and was incorporated.

North Augusta city limits have expanded along the Savannah River over the past 100+ years. The Savannah River forms the State line between South Carolina and Georgia, so North Augusta and is affectionately called "South Carolina's Riverfront."  North Augusta is 70 miles west of Columbia, the State capitol. 

A more detailed history of North Augusta can be found here.