North Augusta is located in
Aiken County southwest of
Columbia along Interstate 20 on the banks of the Savannah River near the
Sumter National Forest. North Augusta is situated across the Savannah River from
Augusta.
The Augusta canal was built to allow upcountry planters to use the river and pass above the rapids into Augusta. In 1902, James U. Jackson hired designers from New York to design the town of North Augusta. Jackson traveled to New York to get financial backing and built a new bridge to North Augusta--the Thirteenth Street/Georgia Avenue Bridge. The town of North Augusta became a reality and was incorporated in 1906.
North Augusta is located in Aiken County in the southwestern portion of South Carolina and 67 miles west of Columbia, the State capitol. The Savannah River forms the State line between South Carolina and Georgia.
North Augusta is part of the Augusta-Aiken, Georgia-South Carolina metro area.
