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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10W6_aiken-hospital-aiken-county-hospital_Aiken-SC.html
Aiken HospitalThe first public hospital in Aiken, at the corner of Richland Ave. and Vaucluse Rd., was built in 1917 for the Aiken Hospital and Relief Society, with donations from members of the "Aiken Winter Colony." The City of Aiken donated 3 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU1W_robert-m-bell-parkway_Aiken-SC.html
Named in 1985 by actionof the Aiken CountyLegislative Delegationand Highway Commissionin recognition of anoutstanding citizen andhis many contributionsto the life and well beingof his county, district.and state
2nd District member,S.C. State …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSYN_pickens-salley-house_Aiken-SC.html
(Front text) This plantation house, first known as "Edgewood," is an excellent example of Federal-era architecture. Originally near Edgefield, it was built in 1828 for Francis W. Pickens (1807-1869), state representative and senator, congressman, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSYF_the-detection-of-the-neutrino-1956-the-nobel-prize-in-physics-1995_Aiken-SC.html
The Detection of the Neutrino, 1956 On August 27, 1956, at the Savannah River Plant (now Savannah River Site), Drs. Clyde L. Cowan, Jr. (1919-1974) and Frederick Reines (1918-1999) used P Reactor to detect the neutrino, a sub-atomic particle hypot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPMG_millbrook-baptist-church_Aiken-SC.html
This church, formally organized in 1884, had its origins in a Sunday school class organized in 1874. With 16 charter members and Rev. Arthur Buist as its first minister, Millbrook built its first sanctuary here in 1886. The frame church, built by …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOIC_the-s-c-railroad_Aiken-SC.html
The tracks of the S.C. Railroad, operated by the S.C. Canal & Railroad Company, ran here from 1833 to the 1850s. The company, chartered in 1827, began constructing a 136-mile long line from Charleston to Hamburg (near North Augusta) in 1830. Compl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOB7_world-war-ii-pow-camp_Aiken-SC.html
German prisoners of war were held in a camp on this site from November 1943 to May 1946. This camp, one of 21 in S.C., was at first a sub-camp of the POW camp at Camp Gordon (now Fort Gordon), in Augusta, Ga. It was later a sub-camp of Fort Jackso…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN4V_aiken-county-125th-anniversary_Aiken-SC.html
In Commemoration Of TheFounding Of Aiken CountyonMarch 10, 1871Celebrating 125 years
County Commissioners:Sen. C.D. Hayne, Rep. Gloster Holland,Rep. William B. Jones, Rep. Sam J. Lee,William Peel, Rep. Prince Rivers,S. B. Spencer, F.P. Stoney
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK05_highland-park-hotel_Aiken-SC.html
The Highland Park Hotel, Aiken's first grand tourist hotel, stood atop this plateau. It was built in 1869-70 and opened in 1870. A four-story Second Empire wing built in 1874 doubled its capacity to 350 guests. Open from November to June, it was a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJQQ_original-survey-of-aiken_Aiken-SC.html
The town of Aiken, on land donated by Mr. Beverly M. Rodgers to the S.C. Rail Road in 1834, was laid out around a core of 27 city blocks bounded by Edgefield and Park Aves. and Newberry and Williamsburg Sts. This area was surveyed by civil enginee…