page_title: History of Augusta, Georgia
hierarchical_section_title: History of Augusta, Georgia
caption_attribution_description: English: View of Augusta, from Summerville, a wood engraving from a drawing by Harry Fenn, published in Picturesque America, 1872, D. Appleton &amp; Company, New York, New York. Summerville was annexed by Augusta in 1912.
context_page_description: Augusta, Georgia was founded in 1736 as part of the British colony of Georgia, under the supervision of colony founder James Oglethorpe. It was the colony's second established town, after Savannah. Today, Augusta is the second-largest city in Georgia, and the largest city of the Central Savannah River Area.
context_section_description: Augusta, Georgia was founded in 1736 as part of the British colony of Georgia, under the supervision of colony founder James Oglethorpe. It was the colony's second established town, after Savannah. Today, Augusta is the second-largest city in Georgia, and the largest city of the Central Savannah River Area.
caption: View of Augusta, from Summerville, 1872, by Harry Fenn; Augusta annexed Summerville in 1982
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