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Place Name
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Augusta
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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1,336 (1990)
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Location
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Bracken County, Kentucky (KY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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38°46'N
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Longitude
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84°00'W
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Augusta
, town (1990 pop. 1,336), Bracken co., N Ky.,
15 mi/24 km NW of Maysville, on the Ohio R.
(ferry to Ohio); 38°46'N 84°00'W. Agr. (tobacco; poultry;
dairying); mfg. (metal and plastic prods.). Was site of Augusta Col.
(c.1800), one of 1st Methodist schools in U.S. Ferry landing in use
since 1798; used in movie “Centennial.” Captain Anthony Meldahl
Lock and Dam, on Ohio R., to W. Founded 1792.
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