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Augusta Maine was first explored by members of the ill-fated Popham Colony in September 1607. It was first inhabited by English settlers from the Plymouth Colony in 1629 as a trading post on the Kennebec River. The settlement was known by its Indian name—Cushnoc (or Coussinoc or Koussinoc), meaning "head of tide." Fur trading was at first profitable, but with Indian uprisings and declining revenues, the Plymouth Colony sold the Kennebec Patent in 1661. Cushnoc would remain empty for the next 75 years.

A hotbed of Abenaki hostility toward British settlements was located further up the Kennebec at Norridgewock. In 1722, the tribe and its allies attacked Fort Richmond (now Richmond) and destroyed Brunswick. In response, Norridgewock was sacked in 1724 during Dummer's War, when English forces gained tentative control of the Kennebec. In 1754, a blockhouse named Fort Western (now the oldest wooden fort in America), was built at Cushnoc on the eastern bank. It was intended as a supply depot for Fort Halifax upriver, as well as to protect its own region.[1] In 1775, Benedict Arnold and his 1100 troops would use Fort Western as a staging area before continuing their journey up the Kennebec to the Battle of Quebec.

Notable locations in Augusta Maine:
Camp Keyes

Churches in Augusta Maine include:
First Union Church, Friends Church, Prince Of Peace Church.

Cemeteries in Augusta Maine:
Riverside Cemetery, Cummings Cemetery, Bolton Hill Cemetery, Kling Cemetery, Cottle Cemetery, Coombs Cemetery, Cony Cemetery.

Lakes and Reservoirs in Augusta Maine:
Little Togus Pond, Anderson Pond, Lily Pond, Threecornered Pond, Togus Pond, Tolman Pond, Dam Pond, Greeley Pond.

Streams, Rrivers, and Creeks in Augusta Maine:
Whitney Brook, Brann Brook, Bond Brook, Riggs Branch, Rockwood Brook, Sidney Bog Brook, Stickney Brook, Stone Brook, Stony Brook.

Parks in Augusta Maine:
Capitol Park.

Tourist Attractions:
Maine State - Maine State Museum- State House Complex (Cultural Building), Children's Discovery Museum (265 Water Street), Maine Cardiovascular Health Council (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 11 Parkwood Drive).

Hotels:
Axell's Scandanavian Inn (Route 202), Comfort Inn Civic Center (281 Civic Center Drive), Best Western Senator Inn & Spa (284 Western Avenue), Econo Lodge Inn & Suites (390 Western Avenue), Country Village Motel-Apartments (458 Riverside Dr), Super 8 Motel (395 Western Avenue), Best Western Senator Inn (284 Western Avenue), Capri Apartments (390 Western Avenue), Super 8 Augusta ME (395 Western Avenue).

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