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History · Augusta

A history of Augusta,
then and now

Postcards, papers and photographs of Augusta from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

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From Augusta’s archive · credits on each photo

The story

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Augusta was formerly called Ridge Creek. A post office has been in operation in Augusta since 1858. The city was named in 1856 after Augusta, Maine. Another theory holds that the town was named Augusta after citizens agreed to name the village after the prettiest girl in the area.

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Timeline

built from the dates on the items below
1900s4 items · Northwest BridgeLOC
1910–1979Nothing in the archives yet
1980s2 items · Dells Mill, built as a grist mill in …LOC
1990–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Finish Augusta’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNorthwest Bridge, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people from Augusta

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Dan DevineDan DevineSportsHSHarvey SchofieldSports
By decade

Augusta, decade by decade

1900s4 items
Northwest BridgeLOCNorthwest Bridge1907Browns Creek BridgeLOCBrowns Creek Bridge1907Looking south, Bridge Creek Rapids, near AugustaLOCLooking south, Bridge Creek Rapids, near Augusta1907Bridge Creek Rapids, near Augusta, looking NorthLOCBridge Creek Rapids, near Augusta, looking North1907
1910s–
1970s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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1980s2 items
Dells Mill, built as a grist mill in 1864LOCDells Mill, built as a grist mill in 18641980Dell's Mill, built in 1864, operated as a flour and feed mill for more than 100 years before becoming a museumLOCDell's Mill, built in 1864, operated as a flour and feed mi…1980
1990s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Augusta is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Augusta has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dells Mill in Bridge Creek, 3.5 miles away.

Augusta and the nearest listed places

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Dells MillCalifornia Wine and Liquor StoreEinar and Alice Borton HouseDr. Nels Werner HouseEmery Street Bungalow DistrictWilliam and Tilla Schwahn House

Closest to Augusta

Dells MillBridge Creek · Built 18673.5miCalifornia Wine and Liquor StoreFairchild · Built 18969.3miEinar and Alice Borton HouseEau Claire · Built 194919.5miDr. Nels Werner HouseEau Claire · Built 192919.9miEmery Street Bungalow DistrictEau Claire · District19.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dells Mill’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Augusta?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Augusta’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Northwest Bridge (1907) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Bridge Creek📜 Otter Creek📜 Fairchild📜 Lincoln

From the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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