game there. Laurence Fishburne, Amy
Grant and Hulk Hogan all hailed from
Augusta. Golfers Larry Mize and Charles
Howell III, too. And for 10 years of his life,
the 28th president of the United States,
Woodrow Wilson, called the home of The
Masters his home.
A person can find some pretty
good barbeque in town as well decent
baseball, for the minor league Augusta
Greenjackets are based there. So is an
all-female, flat track roller derby squad
called the Soul City Sirens. There is lots
going on in Augusta, and lots to com-
mend the city. But truth be told, it lacks
the historic charm of, say, Savannah, or
the cultural clout of Charleston.
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Tiny Augusta State University slew the giants of college golf in
winning the 2010 national championship.
