City of Augusta
Augusta is the capital of Maine, but at 19,000, it is one of the least populous state capitals in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Western and Colonial Theater.
Fort Western
Museum
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Western is a former British colonial outpost at the head of navigation on the Kennebec River at modern Augusta, Maine, United States. It was built in 1754 during the French and Indian War, and is now a National Historic Landmark and local historic site owned by the city. Fort Western is situated 2½ miles southwest of City of Augusta.
Colonial Theater
Theater building
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The Colonial Theater is a historic movie theater at 139 Water Street in downtown Augusta, Maine. Built in 1913 and rebuilt after a fire in 1926, it is a fine example of Beaux Arts architecture, with features presaging the Art Deco movement. Colonial Theater is situated 2½ miles southwest of City of Augusta.
Cushnoc Archeological Site
Archaeological site
The Cushnoc Archeological Site, also known as Cushnoc or Koussinoc or Coussinoc, is an archaeological site in Augusta, Maine that was the location of a 17th-century trading post operated by English colonists from Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts. Cushnoc Archeological Site is situated 2½ miles southwest of City of Augusta.
City of Augusta
- Type: Locality with 19,100 residents
- Also known as: “Augusta Township”
- Location: Kennebec, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.3341° or 44° 20′ 3″ northLongitude
-69.7319° or 69° 43′ 55″ westPopulation
19,100Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
87PG87M9+J6GeoNames ID
4957001
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