Augusta, New York
| Augusta, New York | |
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Entering the town of Augusta along the Madison County line and County Route 11.
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 Location in Oneida County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°58′N 75°30′W / 42.967°N 75.500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Suzanne M. Collins (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 27.7 sq mi (71.8 km2) |
| • Land | 27.7 sq mi (71.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,020 |
| • Density | 73/sq mi (28/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13425 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-03155 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978696 |
Augusta is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 2,020 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Augusta is in the southwest part of the county.
Augusta was settled in 1793 by a man named Gunn, whose son, Peter Smith Gunn, was the first child born in the town.
Gunn was followed by Benjamin Warren, David Morton, and John Alden. On August 17, 1793, Ichabod Stafford, and Joseph and Abraham Forbes arrived bringing the population to 23. Other settlers arriving in 1794 and 1795 were Isaac and Benjamin Allen, Amos Parker, a Revolutionary War veteran, James Cassety, Frances O'Toole, Ozias Hart, Abel Prior, Thomas Spafford, Ezra Saxton, Abiel Lindsley, and J. Reynolds.
1796 brought Abraham and Alexander Holmes, Oliver Bartholomew, Deacon Philip Pond, William Martin, Stephen Crosby, Archibald and John Manchester, Robert Worden, and John Goodhue.
Several families arrived in 1797, all from Washington, Connecticut. These were Robert Durkee, Newton Smith, Joseph Hurd, Sheldon Parmalee, Benhamin and Joseph Durkee, and David Curtis.
Andrew McMillan arrived from North Conway, New Hampshire in 1798. McMillan's son, also named Andrew McMillan, because superintendent of the Utica Schools. The first merchant, named Adams, opened in 1798.
Josiah Cook came from Otis, Massachusetts in 1799. The area in which he settled was called "Cook's Corners". Several other settlers arrived from an adjacent town, Blandford including Abner Ranney, Elisha Shepard, and many belonging to the Knox family. Cook's Corners was later renamed Knox's Corners then Knoxboro.
Another early settler was Charles Putnam, from Stonington, Connecticut, having first lived in Clinton for two years. He is also a Revolutionary War veteran and is credited with building the first timber frame barn in the town, built of black ash.
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