Old Augusta Historic Site

Old Augusta Historic Site
Aerial view of Historic Site
Old Augusta Historic Site is located in Mississippi
Old Augusta Historic Site
Old Augusta Historic Site in Mississippi
Old Augusta Historic Site is located in the United States
Old Augusta Historic Site
Old Augusta Historic Site (the United States)
LocationPerry County, Mississippi
Coordinates31°13′28″N 89°02′59″W / 31.22444°N 89.04972°W / 31.22444; -89.04972
NRHP reference No.79001334
USMS No.111-NAU-5001-NR-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1979[2]
Designated USMSJanuary 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.

  1. ^ "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  2. ^ a b National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form (Old Augusta Historic Site) Retrieved 2014-11-12
  3. ^ Geographic Names Information System (Old Augusta, Mississippi) Retrieved 2014-11-12