Augusta is the capitol of the state of Maine in the United States. It is located on Kennebec River at the head of navigation or "head of the tide".
History
The area was first explored by members of the ill-fated Popham Colony in September of 1607. It was first inhabited by English settlers from the Plymouth Colony in 1625 as a trading post. Located on the Kennebec River at highest tidal eddy. Around that time it was given the name "Cushnoc" (or "Coussinoc" or "Koussinoc").
The area was incorporated as part of the town called Hallowell in 1771. In Febuary of 1797, the upstream area of Hallowell know as the "the Fort" was incorporated as a separate town called Harrington, but the name was changed to "Augusta" in August of that year.
Augusta became the state capitol in 1827 and was chartered as a city in 1849.