Augusta, Georgia is the fifth-largest city in the state of Georgia and 142nd-most populous in the United States with a population of over one hundred thousand people.
Virtually every major U.S. company has some presence in the area these include very large employers such as AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, First Citizens Bank, CSX Transportation, GE Energy, General Electric Aircraft Engines (formerly IAE), Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, McKesson Packaging Services, Wellmont Health System , State Farm Insurance regional offices as well as global companies like UnumProvident Corp., Quintiles Transnational Corp., IBM , Wyeth Pharmaceuticals , Electronic Data
Tourists often visit the Augusta, Georgia area to view and take pictures of many historical buildings in downtown including the Olde Towne Historic District; which is home to some of the most beautiful antebellum homes in America. The city has a number of significant historic districts such as Forest Hills and Tanners Creek, which were developed between 1910 and 1940 and contain large mansions representative of various Classical Revival architectural styles.
