Old Augusta Historic Site | |
Location | Perry County, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 31°13′28″N 89°02′59″W / 31.22444°N 89.04972°W |
NRHP reference No. | 79001334 |
USMS No. | 111-NAU-5001-NR-ML |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1979[2] |
Designated USMS | January 13, 1999[1] |
The Old Augusta Historic Site contains the remnants of Augusta,[3] Mississippi, a town that was founded along the Leaf River in 1812 and abandoned between 1902 and 1906.[2] The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1999.