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Augusta is a small unincorporated town situated on the Skunk River in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. It is located 10 miles south of Burlington and 7 miles north of Fort Madison off Highway 61 and Highway 16.
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.
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Coordinates: 40°45′29″N 91°16′33″W / 40.75806, -91.27583
