Best Web Design in Augusta (Augusta-Richmond County), GA (2026)

Web Design for Augusta (Augusta-Richmond County), Georgia

Georgia's second-oldest city sits on the Savannah River across from South Carolina and consolidated with Richmond County in 1996. It is world-famous for one week each spring when the Masters Tournament fills Augusta National Golf Club, but it is also the birthplace of soul legend James Brown and a growing U.S. Army cyber hub. A deep horticultural past earned it the 'Garden City' nickname.

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About Augusta (Augusta-Richmond County)

Also known as. The Garden City. The Garden City of the South. 'We Feel Good' (official motto, nodding to native son James Brown).

History. Founded in 1736 by James Oglethorpe as a trading post at the head of navigation on the Savannah River; named for Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, mother of King George III. Richmond County was created in 1777 as one of Georgia's original counties, named for Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond, who sympathized with the American Revolution. Served as the second capital of Georgia from 1785 to 1795; Georgia ratified the U.S. Constitution here on January 2, 1788. During the Civil War, Augusta housed the Confederacy's principal Powderworks, a major gunpowder manufacturing complex; a surviving chimney still stands as a monument. The city and county governments consolidated into a unified Augusta-Richmond County government in 1996. The 1970 Augusta riot erupted after the jailhouse death of a Black teenager; six Black men were killed, most shot in the back by police.

Local economy. Fort Eisenhower (formerly Fort Gordon) is the largest public-sector employer, home to the U.S. Army Cyber Command and the Army's cyber and signal training, making Augusta a national cybersecurity center. The Georgia Cyber Center, a large state-built cybersecurity and workforce complex, anchors downtown. Augusta University, the state's only public health-sciences graduate university (incorporating the former Medical College of Georgia), employs thousands; the medical district has an economic impact of over $1.8 billion. The Savannah River Site, a major U.S. Department of Energy nuclear facility, lies just across the river in South Carolina and draws heavily on the Augusta workforce.

Culture and community. Birthplace and hometown of James Brown, the 'Godfather of Soul'; a life-size bronze statue of him stands on Broad Street and the free self-guided 'James Brown Journey' tour links sites like the Imperial Theatre, Bell Auditorium, and the Soul Bar (opened 1995). Arts in the Heart of Augusta is an award-winning downtown festival drawing over 100,000 people, with roughly 150 juried artists, five entertainment stages, and a global food court. IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta, held since 2009, features a fast down-current 1.2-mile swim in the Savannah River and has generated more than $76 million in local economic impact. Southern soul-food and steakhouse traditions thrive; the city's motto 'We Feel Good' directly references James Brown's music.

What makes Augusta (Augusta-Richmond County) distinct. The manicured landscaping of Augusta National grew directly out of Berckmans (Fruitland) Nursery, founded 1858, the first large-scale horticultural nursery in the southeastern U.S. -- many Masters holes are named for plants the Berckmans family propagated there. Norfolk Southern freight trains still creep down the middle of a downtown street at about 5 mph. The last regular passenger train, the Georgia Railroad's 'Georgia Cannonball,' ran on May 6, 1983.

Augusta (Augusta-Richmond County) Landmarks and Local Life

• Augusta National Golf Club -- host of the Masters Tournament since 1934 - the first major of the golf season; its grounds were formerly the Fruitland/Berckmans Nursery
• Riverwalk Augusta -- a landscaped riverfront park built into the Savannah River levee.
• Augusta Canal -- a historic 1845 industrial canal - now a National Heritage Area with towpath trails and boat tours
• Sacred Heart Cultural Center -- a former Catholic church turned event and arts venue known for its brickwork and stained glass.
• Confederate Powderworks Chimney -- the surviving obelisk-like chimney of the Civil War gunpowder factory.