Augusta, Maine was chartered in 1791 and was named after the daughter of Henry Dearborn (think Dearborn, Michigan) whose name was Augusta Dearborn.
There are at least sixteen states with towns named Augusta. You could travel in almost any direction and run into Harrisburg depending on which Augusta you left from.
There are several cities named "Augusta". Augusta, Maine, has already had snow and is likely to get a lot more. Augusta, Georgia is likely to have snow before Christmas, but that's not certain.
Augusta National
Actually, Augusta is the name of a city, not the name of a state. (Cities don't have capitals. They can BE a capital, though-- the capital of a state.) And while there are a number of cities in the USA named "Augusta," the one that is also a capital is Augusta, Maine. Augusta became the capital of Maine in 1827, and it is still the capital of that state.
Ada Augusta Lovelace.
Because he's a boss
They named it after Henry Dearborn's daughter because he fought in the revolutionary war.
Yes, he had one daughter, Claudia Augusta, who died as an infant.
Each hole at the Augusta National Golf Club is named after the tree, shrub or flower with which it is associated. The 18th hole is Holly (Ilex opaca).
St. Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, was named Flavia Julia Helena Augusta.
Augusta is the capital city in the U.S. state of Maine.