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| Country | United States | ||
| State | Maine | ||
| County | Kennebec | ||
| Established | 1754 | ||
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| - Mayor | Roger Katz | ||
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| - Total | 58. Kennebec County is a County located in the US state of Maine. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean This is a list of the sixteen counties in the US state of Maine. Kennebec County is a County located in the US state of Maine. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 3 sq mi (150. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²) | ||
| - Land | 55. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (143. 4 km²) | ||
| - Water | 2. 9 sq mi (7. 5 km²) 4. 98% | ||
| Elevation | 68 ft (20 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 24,260 | ||
| - Density | 335. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (129. 4/km²) | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | ||
| Area code(s) | 207 | ||
| FIPS code | 23-02100 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0581636 | ||
| Website: www.ci.augusta.me.us | |||
Augusta is the capital of the U.S. state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine [1]. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 207 is the State of Maine 's sole Area code, except for a tiny portion which uses the Quebec Area code 418. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Kennebec County is a County located in the US state of Maine. In Demographics, the center of population of a region is the geographical point nearest to all the inhabitants of that region on average The city's population is 18,560 (July 2006 est. ). Located on the Kennebec River at the head of tide, it is home to the University of Maine at Augusta. The Kennebec River is a River, 150 mi (240 km long in the state of Maine in the northeastern United States. Head of tide is the farthest point upstream where a River is affected by tidal fluctuations The University of Maine at Augusta, located in Augusta Maine, is a part of the University of Maine System.
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History
The area was first explored by members of the ill-fated Popham Colony in September 1607. The Popham Colony (also known as the Sagadahoc Colony) was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America that was founded in 1607 and It was first inhabited by English settlers from the Plymouth Colony in 1629 as a trading post on the Kennebec River. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English Plymouth Colony (sometimes New Plymouth or The Old Colony) was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 until 1691 A trading post is a place where the trading of goods takes place The Kennebec River is a River, 150 mi (240 km long in the state of Maine in the northeastern United States. The settlement was known by its Indian name -- Cushnoc (or Coussinoc or Koussinoc), meaning "head of tide. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. " Fur trading was at first profitable, but with Indian uprisings and declining revenues, the Plymouth Colony sold the Kennebec Patent in 1661. The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. Cushnoc would remain empty for the next 75 years.
A hotbed of Abenaki hostility toward British settlements was located further up the Kennebec at Norridgewock. The Abenaki ( or Abnaki) are a Tribe of Native American and First Nations people belonging to the Algonquian peoples The Norridgewock were a band of the Abenaki ("People of the Dawn" Native Americans / First Nations, an Eastern Algonquian In 1722, the tribe and its allies attacked Fort Richmond (now Richmond) and destroyed Brunswick. Richmond is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. In response, Norridgewock was sacked in 1724 during Dummer's War, when English forces gained tentative control of the Kennebec. Dummer's War (c 1721 - 1725) (also known as Lovewell's War, Father Rale's War, Greylock's War, Three Years War or the In 1754, a blockhouse named Fort Western (now the oldest wooden fort in America), was built at Cushnoc on the eastern bank. In Military science, a blockhouse is a small isolated Fort in the form of a single building Fort Western was a colonial outpost at the Head of navigation on the Kennebec River at modern Augusta Maine, United States. It was intended as a supply depot for Fort Halifax upriver, as well as to protect its own region. Fort Halifax was a US colonial outpost on the Kennebec River at modern-day Winslow, Maine. [1] In 1775, Benedict Arnold and his 1100 troops would use Fort Western as a staging area before continuing their journey up the Kennebec to the Battle of Quebec. Benedict Arnold V ( – June 14, 1801) was a General during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental The Battle of Quebec was an attempt on December 31, 1775, by American colonial rebels to capture the Canadian city of Quebec and enlist French Canadian
Cushnoc was incorporated as part of Hallowell in 1771. Hallowell is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. Known as "the Fort," it was set off and incorporated by the Massachusetts General Court in February 1797 as Harrington. The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled The General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts In August, however, the name changed to Augusta after Augusta Dearborn, daughter of Henry Dearborn. Henry Dearborn ( February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American physician statesman and veteran of both the American Revolutionary In 1799, it became county seat for newly created Kennebec County. [1] Maine became a state in 1820, and Augusta was designated its capital in 1827. The Maine State Legislature continued meeting in Portland, however, until completion in 1832 of the new Maine State House designed by Charles Bulfinch. The Maine Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Maine. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. The Maine State House, located in Augusta Maine, United States, was completed in 1832 one year after Augusta became the capital of Maine. Charles Bulfinch ( August 8 1763 – April 15 1844) was an early American Architect, and has been regarded by many Augusta was chartered as a city in 1849.
Excellent soil provided for agriculture, and water power from streams provided for industry. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the Force or Energy of moving water which may For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In 1837, a dam was built across the Kennebec where the falls drop 15 feet at the head of tide, and by 1838 10 sawmills were contracted. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters With the arrival of the Kennebec & Portland Railroad in 1851, Augusta became a mill town. A Mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories (usually Cotton mills In 1883, the property of A. & W. Spague Company was purchased by the Edwards Manufacturing Company, which erected extensive brick mills for manufacturing cotton textiles. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Other Augusta firms produced lumber, sash, doors, shutters, broom handles, stone cutters' tools, shoes, cemetery monuments, ice and furniture. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or A sash window or hung sash window is made of one or more movable panels or "sashes" that form a frame to hold panes of glass which are often separated from other panes A door is a panel or barrier usually hinged or sliding that is used to cover an opening in a Wall or partition going into a building or space A window shutter is a solid and stable Window covering usually consisting of a frame of vertical stiles and horizontal rails (top center and bottom A broom is a Cleaning Tool consisting of stiff fibres attached to and roughly parallel to a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. A headstone, tombstone or gravestone is a marker normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a Burial Ice is a Solid phase, usually crystalline, of a Non-metalic substance that is liquid or gas at Room temperature, such as Ammonia Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal The city developed as a publishing and shipping center. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Shipping is physical process of Transporting goods and Cargo. Today, government and post-secondary education are important businesses.
 Post Office in c. 1915 |
 Water Street in c. 1920 |
 Hotel North in 1906 |
 Kennebec River in 1909 |
Notable residents
- James G. Blaine, Secretary of State/presidential nominee
- Horatio Bridge, U. James Gillespie Blaine ( January 31, 1830 &ndash January 27, 1893) was a U Commodore Horatio Bridge (1806 - 1893 was a United States Naval officer who as Chief of the Bureau of Provisions served for many years as head of the S. Navy officer
- Richard Dysart, American stage, film and television actor
- Melville Fuller, Illinois politician
- John F. Hill, Maine governor
- George Huntington Hartford, American businessman
- Eastman Johnson, American artist
- George W. Ladd, United States congressman
- Dorianne Laux, American poet
- Rachel Nichols, American actress
- Frederick G. Payne, Maine politician
- David Peoples, U. Richard A Dysart (born March 30, 1929) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for his role as Leland McKenzie on the NBC Melville Weston Fuller ( February 11 1833 &ndash July 4 1910) was the Chief Justice of the United States between 1888 and 1910 John Fremont Hill (b 1855 Eliot Maine - d 1912 Augusta Maine) was an American capitalist and public official George Huntington Hartford ( September 5 1833 – August 29 1917) founded The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in 1859 with Eastman Johnson ( July 29, 1824 - April 5, 1906) was an American painter and Co-Founder of the Metropolitan Museum Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=L000013 Dorianne Laux (b January 10, 1952 in Augusta Maine) is an American Poet. Rachel Emily Nichols (born January 8, 1980) is an American actress currently known for her film work and for her portrayal of CIA Frederick George Payne ( July 24 1904 June 15 1978) was a Republican politician from the U David Roy Peoples (born January 9, 1960) is an American professional Golfer He also played golf for the University of Florida. S. athlete/golfer
- John F. Potter, United States congressman, judge
- Luther Severance, American publisher, congressman & senator
- Olympia Snowe, United States Senator (Republican-Maine)
- Manch Wheeler, U. John Fox Potter nicknamed "Bowie Knife Potter" ( May 11, 1817 &ndash May 18, 1899) was a nineteenth century Luther Severance was a United States Representative from Maine. Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe McKernan (born February 21, 1947) is the senior United States Senator from Maine. Manchester Haynes Wheeler (born March 2, 1939 in Augusta Maine) was an American football Quarterback in the American Football S. football player
- Reuel Williams, Maine politician
- Willard G. Wyman, American military officer (General)
Geography
Augusta is located at ()[2], making it the easternmost state capital in the United States. Reuel Williams ( June 2, 1783 &ndash July 25, 1862) was a US Senator from Maine. Willard Gordon Wyman ( March 21, 1898 - March 29, 1969) was a United States Army four star general who served as Commanding General The United States of America —commonly referred to as the According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 58. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 3 square miles (150. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 9 km²), of which, 55. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 square miles (143. 4 km²) of it is land and 2. 9 square miles (7. 5 km²) of it (4. 98%) is water. Augusta is drained by Bond's Brook, Woromontogus Stream and the Kennebec River. The Kennebec River is a River, 150 mi (240 km long in the state of Maine in the northeastern United States.
Augusta borders the towns of Manchester to its west, Sidney and Vassalboro to its north, Windsor to its east, Chelsea to its south, and the city of Hallowell ot its southwest. Manchester is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, located at. Sidney is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 3514 at the 2000 census Vassalboro is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. Windsor is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2204 at the 2000 census Chelsea is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2559 at the 2000 census Hallowell is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 24,260 people, 8,565 households, and 4,607 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 335. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 people per square mile (129. 4/km²). There were 9,480 housing units at an average density of 171. 2/sq mi (66. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95. 21% White, 0. 50% Black or African American, 0. 48% Native American, 0. 35% Asian, 0. 01% Pacific Islander, 0. 16% from other races, and 3. 0% from two or more races.
There were 8,565 households out of which 24. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39. 1% were married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46. 2% were non-families. 38. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 10 and the average family size was 2. 77.
In the city the population was spread out with 20. 5% under the age of 18, 8. 7% from 18 to 24, 28. 3% from 25 to 44, 24. 8% from 45 to 64, and 17. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89. 9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87. 5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,921, and the median income for a family was $42,230. Males had a median income of $31,209 versus $22,548 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,145. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 14. 4% of families and 19. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 2% of those under age 18 and 11. 8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
There are seven public schools, three private schools, one college (the University of Maine at Augusta), and two public libraries in Augusta. [2].
Sites of interest
- Children's Discovery Museum
- Kennebec Historical Society & Museum
- Kennebec River Rail Trail -- 6. 5 mile riverside trail to Hallowell, Farmingdale and Gardiner
- Maine Military Historical Society Museum
- Maine State House
- Maine State Museum
- Old Fort Western
- Pine Tree State Arboretum
References
- ^ a b Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums (1970). Hallowell is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. Farmingdale is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. Gardiner is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 6198 at the 2000 census The Maine State House, located in Augusta Maine, United States, was completed in 1832 one year after Augusta became the capital of Maine. The Pine Tree State Arboretum 224 acres (906 hectares is a Botanical garden and Arboretum located at 153 Hospital Street Augusta Maine, USA in Doris A. Isaacson: Maine: A Guide 'Down East'. Rockland, Me: Courier-Gazette, Inc. , 148–152.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
External links
- City of Augusta, Maine
- Lithgow Public Library
- University of Maine at Augusta
- City Data Profile
- Epodunk City Profile
- Augusta, Maine is at coordinates Coordinates:
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