2008 Hot Retirement Towns

Augusta, Georgia
AUGUSTA IS BEST KNOWN FOR inland cotton market in the world. church in the United States.
hosting the Masters. Each April, as Augusta, the capital of Georgia As proud as it is of its past and its
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the world watches, the best golfers from 1785 until 1795, boasts nine status as Georgia’s second-oldest city,
from around the globe challenge the neighborhoods on the National Augusta is looking to the future. More
venerable course at Augusta National Register of Historic Places. Included than 1.5 million people visit each year,
Golf Club, vying for the distinct among its historically signiﬁcant spending in excess of $366 million
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honor of wearing the coveted green buildings are the Cotton Exchange, and helping to create more than 5,000
jacket presented to the champion. established in 1872; the boyhood jobs. One of the city’s top attractions is
But Augusta is more than just the Riverwalk Augusta, a two-tiered park
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future. Located in east central The Augusta Museum of History
Georgia, tucked up against the home of the world’s tells the city’s story, and the Morris
South Carolina state line, Augusta’s Museum of Art highlights the work of
ﬁrst settlers, led by Gen. James most important golf Southern artists. Fort Discovery, the
Oglethorpe, arrived in 1736. Named National Science Center’s interactive
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Savannah River. Its importance soared Wilson; the Ezekiel Harris House, the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame’s
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with the invention of the cotton gin built in 1797; the home of George Botanical Gardens; Hero’s Overlook;
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in 1793 and the construction of the Walton, who signed the Declaration of the Jessye Norman Amphitheater; and
Augusta Canal in 1847, and the city Independence; and Springﬁeld Baptist Springﬁeld Village Park.
at one time was the second largest Church, the oldest African American
At A Glance
Augusta, Ga.
Population: 190,782
Average Temp: 76 F
Average Age: 32
Nearest Hospital:
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Nearest Major Airport:
Augusta Regional Airport
Augusta Info:
Augusta Convention &
Visitors Bureau
(800) 726-0243
www.augustaga.org
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