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581636. Website. AugustaMaine.gov. Augusta ( / əˈɡʌstə / ə-GUSS-tə) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of and most populous city in Kennebec County. Augusta is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. [5] The city's population was 18,899 at the 2020 census, [6] making ...
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Augusta is the capital of the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of and most populous city in Kennebec County. Augusta is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The city's population was 18,899 at the 2020 census, making it the 12th most populous city in Maine, and 3rd least populous state capital in the United States after Montpelier, Vermont ...
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Mar 23, 2020 · What does seem clear is how Augusta ended up being designated as Maine’s capital city 200 years ago, after Maine achieved statehood in 1820, with passage of the Missouri Compromise.
The Capitol Dome in Augusta (2004) [ah-GUS-tah] a City in Kennebec County on the Kennebec River, was incorporated on February 20, 1797, from a portion of Hallowell, as the town of Harrington. Its name was change to Augusta on June 9th of that year. On August 20, 1849, it was incorporated as a city and has been the State Capital since 1832 when ...
Incorporated first as Harrington, the new town changed its name to Augusta on June 9, 1797. In 1799, Augusta became the shire town of the newly formed Kennebec County. In 1827, the town was designated the capital of Maine, which had entered the union in 1820 as the 23rd state. The Maine Legislature met here for the first time in January, 1832.
The last owner to use the house as a residence was Blaine S. Viles in 1923, a lumber merchant who served as Mayor of Augusta in 1915-1916 and as State Forest Commissioner.* Vickery Building [261 Water Street] The 1895 Vickery Building is the most finely crafted and architecturally significant commercial building in downtown Augusta.
Augusta, Maine. / 44.315611°N 69.770167°W / 44.315611; -69.770167. Augusta is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2020, 18,896 people live in Augusta. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Augusta, Maine.
