presentation on Augusta

1. The City of
Augusta
Population 197,182 (2015)

2. History
 The area along the river was long inhabited by varying cultures of indigenous peoples, who relied on the river
for fish, water and transportation. The site of Augusta was used by Native Americans as a place to cross the
Savannah River, because of its location on the fall line.
 In 1735, two years after James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, he sent a detachment of troops to explore the
upper Savannah River. He gave them an order to build a fort at the head of the navigable part of the river.
The expedition was led by Noble Jones, who created a settlement as a first line of defense for coastal areas
against potential Spanish or French invasion from the interior. Oglethorpe named the town in honor of
Princess Augusta, wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales. (She was the mother of British monarch King George III).
Oglethorpe visited Augusta in September 1739, while returning to Savannah from a perilous visit to Coweta
Town, where he had met with a convention of 7,000 Native American warriors and concluded peaceful
relations with them in what is now the northern and western part of Georgia. Augusta was the second state
capital of Georgia from 1785 until 1795 (alternating for a period with Savannah, the first).

3. Augusta National
 Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is one of the most famous golf clubs in the
world. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts on the site of the former Fruitland (later
Fruitlands) Nursery, the course was designed by Jones and Alister MacKenzie and opened for play in
January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual Masters Tournament, one of the four
major championships in professional golf, and the only major played each year at the same course.
It was the number one ranked course in Golf Digest's 2009 list of America's 100 greatest courses and
is currently the number ten ranked course on Golfweek Magazine's 2011 list of best classic courses in
the United States, in terms of course architecture.
 The club's exclusive membership policies have drawn criticism, particularly because the club
successfully kept black golfers out of the tournament for 40 years until Lee Elder participated in the
1975 Masters. Elder was not invited to participate in the 1975 tournament; he had automatically
qualified by winning the 1974 Monsanto Open. No African American members admitted were until
1990, and the club used to require all caddies to be black. The club began granting membership to
women in August 2012. Prior to the acceptance of female members, Augusta National defended its
position by noting that in 2011, more than 15% of the non-tournament rounds were played by female
players who were member guests or spouses of active members. In August 2012, it admitted its first
two female members, Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore. Augusta National has defended its
membership policies, stressing that it is a private organization that has the legal right to establish
its own bylaws and regulations

4. Government and Education
 In 1995, citizens of Augusta and unincorporated Richmond County voted to consolidate their city and
county governments. Citizens of Hephzibah and Blythe, also located in Richmond County, voted
against joining in the consolidation of Augusta and Richmond County. Augusta and Richmond County's
consolidation took effect January 1, 1996. The consolidated government consists of a mayor and 10
commissioners. Eight commissioners represent specific districts, while the other two represent super
districts that represent half of the county's population respectively
 Public K–12 schools in Augusta are managed by the Richmond County School System. The school
system contains 36 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, and the following nine high schools:
Glenn Hills, Butler, Westside, Hephzibah, Aquinas, T.W. Josey, A.R.C. (Academy of Richmond County)
Lucy Craft Laney and Cross Creek. There are four magnet schools: C. T. Walker Traditional Magnet
School, A. R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School, Davidson Fine Arts and
the Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School.
 Private schools in Augusta include Aquinas High School, Episcopal Day School, St. Mary on the Hill
School, Immaculate Conception School, Hillcrest Baptist Church School, Curtis Baptist High School,
Gracewood Baptist First Academy, Alleluia Community School, New Life Christian Academy, and
Westminster Schools of Augusta. Augusta Christian School, Augusta First Seventh-day Adventist
School, and Augusta Preparatory Day School serve Augusta, but are located in neighboring Martinez.

5. Famous places
Augusta Canal
Savannah Rapids Visitor
Center
Museum of
History
Morris Museum of Art
Lake Olmsted Stadium
Imperial Theatre

6. savannah river and the savannah river
site
 The Savannah River Site (SRS) is a nuclear reservation in the United States in the state of
South Carolina, located on land in Aiken, Allendale, and Barnwell counties adjacent to the
Savannah River, 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Augusta, Georgia. The site was built during the
1950s to refine nuclear materials for deployment in nuclear weapons. It covers 310 square
miles (800 km2) and employs more than 10,000 people.
 It is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The management and operating contract
is held by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC (SRNS), and the Liquid Waste Operations
contract is held by Savannah River Remediation, which is a team of companies led by URS
Corp. A major focus is cleanup activities related to work done in the past for American
nuclear buildup. Currently none of the reactors on-site are operating (see list of nuclear
reactors), although two of the reactor buildings are being used to consolidate and store
nuclear materials. SRS is also home to the Savannah River National Laboratory and the USA's
only operating radiochemical separations facility. Its tritium facilities are also the United
States' only source of tritium, an essential component in nuclear weapons. The USA's only
mixed oxide fuel (MOX) manufacturing plant is being constructed at SRS overseen by the
National Nuclear Security Administration. When operational, the MOX facility will convert
legacy weapons-grade plutonium into fuel suitable for commercial power reactors.