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• Average Daily Temps:
High: 76°F or 24.4°C
Low: 51°F or 10.5°C
• Population: 296,950 (2000 estimate of Richmond and Columbia counties).
• Getting Around: Auto and bus.
• Busiest Time of Year: The first week of April during the Masters golf
tournament.
• Known For: The Masters golf tournament and the Augusta National Golf Club.
Augusta is also the hometown of the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.
• Did You Know?
Augusta native George Walton was the youngest signer of the
Declaration of Independence (he was 35).
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Augusta Golf & Gardens
 As you meander along the pathway, just past the Butterfly and Aquatic gardens, you¹ll see him in one of the most unforgettable moments in golf: A 46-year-old Jack Nicklaus, club thrust high in the air, just after making birdie on No. 17 as he rallied back on the back nine for a final round of 65 and his sixth Green Jacket. |
Welcome Center Testament to Cotton's Heyday
The tall, red brick building at Eighth and Reynolds streets in Augusta reeks of history. After all, it is a museum, a testament to the huge cotton market in Augusta in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But when cotton was king in Augusta and the South, the three-story building was called the Augusta Cotton Exchange, where men (only) came to trade the white gold. |
Morris Museum Showcases Southern Art
Dedicated to the art of the South, the Morris Museum of Art is a don't-miss stroll right off Augusta's Riverwalk. |
 Things to Do While You're Downtown
For many years Augusta almost forgot that the Savannah River ran by its doorstep. All that is changing rapidly as Riverwalk Augusta becomes a new center of downtown activity. Major hotels, shops and dining are along the Riverwalk. |
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