Augusta

History

File:Des Moines County Iowa 1903.png|Augusta in Des Moines County Iowa, in 1903 In 1835, Levi Moffitt, one of the first settlers, built the first water-power "flouring" mill in the state of Iowa. In 1842, Moffitt and Dan Jones built a church in Augusta, and helped to transport immigrants up the river to Nauvoo. The means of travel was a small steamboat that was called the Maid of Iowa, which was captained by Dan Jones. The Augusta Academy, a co-educational institution, was established in Augusta in January 1839. This was followed by the Augusta Literary and Debating Society, founded in 1879. The first postmaster of Augusta was Joshua Holland, appointed on October 2, 1846.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,310
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  967
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  846
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  726
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  689
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  684
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  647
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  629