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Welcome to Augusta Children’s Hospital of Georgia, Riverwalk– Downtown Augusta Augusta University- Established 1998 Established 1908 Augusta National Golf Club Established 1934 Andrea Johnson Associate Broker, Vice President Accredited Buyers Representative Graduate Realtor Institute Office: 706-922-9292 Cell: 706-832-5678 Email: [email protected] www.AndreaJohnsonRealEstate.com The Best of all Worlds: Augusta Courtesy of Augusta Magazine Augusta, Ga. is the ideal city for you to live and work! Although almost half-million people call Georgia's second largest city home, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the small town feel this city exudes. We revel in our lack of traffic jams and the convenience of being within a short drive of anywhere in the metro area. At the same time, we also enjoy a plethora of first class amenities, including fine dining, professional sporting events, shopping at great stores and unique specialty shops and attending first rate cultural events and concerts. One of the most prestigious events in all of sports is the Masters Tournament, a tradition we have shared with the world since its inception in the 1930s. In a beautiful city at a beautiful time of year, a golf course of stunning perfection hides its toughness behind a serene facade of manicured botanical beauty. Once you walk the hallowed grounds of the Augusta National, you'll begin to understand what the allure and mystique of this fabled tournament is all about. But if artistry of the non-golf variety is what you long for, get ready. Augusta's growing arts community includes its well known ballet, opera, symphony and theater companies, touring Broadway production that make stopovers in the Garden City and other annual events on Au- gusta's very busy cultural calendar. Speaking of the calendar, it's very kind to Augusta in terms of climate. We don't have months of brutal cold—you can play golf in January in short sleeves. Thanks to Augusta's hot summers and great location, digging your toes into the sand of an Atlantic beach can be a quick and relaxing three-hour trip. Taking advantage of the area's mild climate for such recrea- tion is easy for Augusta residents because their dollars go further here than they do elsewhere. Over the past decade, Augusta has been among the most affordable markets in the nation on overall cost of living indexes. Added to those quality of life factors, metro Augusta also has one of the largest and most skilled medical communities in the entire Southeast. Georgia's first heart transplant operation was performed in Augusta and the medical community continues to be on the leading edge of both transplant and research. The area also hosts one of the most highly regarded burn treatment centers in the Southeast and a new state-of-the art children's hospital. The majority of Augusta's thousands of health care professionals are home grown. Our city is home to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, where each year, thousands of doctors, dentists, nurses, therapists, researchers and other health care professionals are trained. A student could go from preschool to PhD in metro Augusta's educational institutions and emerge with an education unrivaled anywhere. It is easy to see that Augusta, Ga., with its beauty and charm and its medical, cultural, educational and recreational opportunities, is in- deed the best place to live and work! www.AndreaJohnsonRealEstate.com History Of Augusta: Location Augusta, Georgia, located in the east central section of the state, is approximately 150 miles east of Atlanta on Interstate 20. The Savannah River serves as the boundary be- tween Augusta and Aiken County, South Carolina. Augusta’s current population is about 196,303. Neighboring Columbia County is home to about 100,000. Along with several other Georgia and South Carolina counties the region is known as the Central Savannah River Area, commonly referred to as the CSRA and is home to approximately half a million people. Augusta is Georgia’s second oldest and second largest city, founded during the British colonial period as a trading outpost. How We Started Augusta has a rich history dating as far back as the early 1700s. The settlement was established in 1736 by British General James Oglethorpe, and named in honor of the bride of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales. Built on the flat slopes of the Savannah River, in the area now known as Summerville, Augusta was also home to many neighboring tribes of Creek and Cherokee Indians. A pivotal site during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, Au- gusta also boasts the only structure ever built by the Confederate States of America, the site of the old Confederate Powderworks. With the construction of the Augusta Canal in 1847, Augusta became the second largest inland cotton market in the world during the cotton boom. Augusta has nine neighbor- hoods on the National Register of Historic Places, and several historic monuments and cemeteries. Significant Structures Augusta served as the state capital of Georgia from 1785 until 1795, and has many his- torically significant homes and buildings, such as the Cotton Exchange, established in 1872; the boyhood home of Woodrow Wilson (28th president of the United States); Eze- kiel Harris House (1797); George Walton home (signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence) and Springfield Baptist Church, the oldest African American church in America. Augusta Today In 1996 the City of Augusta consolidated with Richmond County to form Augusta- Richmond County. This consolidated governing body consists of a Mayor and 10 Augusta -Richmond County commissioners. Augusta-Richmond County is one of only three consolidated governments in Georgia. Augusta is perhaps best known as home of the Masters Golf Tournament held the first full week in April. The area is also a center for medicine, manufacturing, and military. www.AndreaJohnsonRealEstate.com Augusta, GA Facts Augusta is located… • 68 miles from Columbia, SC • 122 miles from Savannah, GA • 138 miles from Charleston, SC • 139 miles from Atlanta, GA • 160 miles from Charlotte, NC • 211 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC • 245 miles from Jacksonville, FL Augusta is... • Second largest city in Georgia • Second oldest city in Georgia • Homes of the Masters Golf Tournament • Home of the late Godfather of Soul, James Brown • Birthplace of singers Amy Grant, Jessye Norman and Terri Gibbs; actors Laurence Fishburne, Danny Glover and Joe Penny; Boxer Ray Mercer, Novelist Frank Yerby, WWF Wrestler Hulk Hogan, and pro golfer Larry Mize. • Second largest inland cotton market in the world during the cotton boom. • Home of the oldest newspaper in the South, The Augusta Chronicle • Home of poets Richard Henry and James Ryder Randall • Home of George Walton, the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. • Home of Springfield Baptist church, the oldest independently formed black congrega- tion in the United States with an unbroken record of existence • Headquarters of E-Z-GO, Textron and Club Car, the number one and two manufactur- ers of golf carts • Homes of Jones Creek, the number one rated public golf course in Georgia • Home of the largest man-made lake east of the Mississippi River, Thurmond Lake • Homes of the last standing permanent structure built by the confederacy, the Confed- erate Powderworks Factory Chimney • Home of the Augusta Southern Nationals drag boat races • Headquarters of the National Barrel Horse Association • Location of baseball player Ty Cobb’s first professional game and his home from 1904 to 1932 www.AndreaJohnsonRealEstate.com History of the Masters Tournament: Looking to provide a service to golf by hosting a tournament, Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts decided to hold an annual event beginning in 1934. The final decision was made at a meeting in New York at the office of member W. Alton Jones. Roberts proposed the event be called the Masters Tour- nament, but Bobby Jones objected thinking it too presumptuous. The name Augusta National Invita- tion Tournament was adopted and the title was used for five years until 1939 when Jones relented and the name was officially changed. An early decision was whether Jones would play or serve as an official. Jones preferred not to compete but was persuaded by the Club's members to join the field. In the 12 Tournaments that Jones played, his best finish was 13th in 1934. Many decisions made in the early days of the Tournament remain today. Among these are the four -day stroke playing of 18 holes each day instead of the then customary 36 holes on the third day, eliminating qualifying rounds, and denying permission for anyone except the player and caddie to be in the playing area. A complimentary pairing sheet and a spectator booklet were provided, and com- mercialization in any form of the Tournament was limited. The first Tournament was held March 22, 1934, and beginning in 1940, the Masters was sched- uled each year during the first full week in April. That first Tournament was won by Horton Smith, and in the Fall of 1934 the nines were reversed. In 1935 Gene Sarazen hit "the shot heard 'round the world" scoring a double eagle on the par 5 15th hole, tying Craig Wood and forcing a playoff. Sarazen won the 36-hole playoff the following day by five strokes. In 1942 Byron Nelson defeated Ben Hogan 69-70 in an 18-hole playoff and the Tournament was not played the following three years, 1943, 1944 and 1945, during the war. To assist the war effort, cattle and turkeys were raised on the Augusta Na- tional grounds. The 1950's included two victories by Ben Hogan, and the first of four for Arnold Palmer.

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