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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6DP_historic-church_Beech-Island-SC.html
This church was built in 1836 by Beech Island Presbyterian Church, organized in 1827 with the Rev. Nathan H. Hoyt of Vermont as first pastor. His son-in-law the Rev. Edward Axson, was ordained and served here. His daughter, Ellen, wife of Woodrow …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6CB_200th-anniversary-of-the-united-states_Graniteville-SC.html
1776 ? ? ? 1976
In memory of the 200th Anniversary of theUnited States as anIndependent Nationand American Patriotswho fought for the freedomswe now enjoy
Erected by the Towns of Graniteville, Vaucluse and WarrenvilleJuly 4th 1976
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6C9_aiken-county-courthouse-bell_Aiken-SC.html
Forged in 1882 at Troy, N.Y., the bellhung in the courthouse 1882-1981.
In 1931, lightning cracked the belland caused a fire that destroyedthe cupola.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6AX_samuel-hammond_North-Augusta-SC.html
Born 1757 in Virginia, this Indian fighter, who later moved to Edgefield District, attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of state troops during the American Revolution. Among the engagements he participated in were: Hanging Rock, Musgrove's Mill…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6AS_pascalis-plantation-pascalina_Aiken-SC.html
Pascalis PlantationElizabeth Pascalis purchased these 790 acres in 1835, settled here with her son Cyril Ouviere, and brought the orphaned children of her daughter, here, to live. Cyril, a civil engineer, was a resident engineer constructing the C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6A9_hitchcock-woods_Aiken-SC.html
Hitchcock Woods, one of the largest urban forests in the United States, is an area consolidated between 1891 and 1898 by Celestine Eustis (d. 1921), Thomas Hitchcock (1860-1941), and William Whitney (1841-1904). Described as "the greatest equine p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM69W_graniteville-mill_Graniteville-SC.html
This mill, the largest textile mill in antebellum S.C., was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1847. It was founded by William Gregg (1800-1867), a Virginia native and advocate of industrial development who chose this site for its proximity to waterp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM68C_aiken-county_Aiken-SC.html
Aiken County, created in 1871 from parts of Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, and Orangeburg counties, was named for William Aiken, first president of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company. Older industries in the county today are textiles, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM67C_north-augusta_North-Augusta-SC.html
North Augusta, chartered in 1906, includes the site of two early towns. Campbell Town was a trading post on the Savannah River before the American Revolution. Hamburg, founded in 1821 as a port on the river, was an early western terminus of the S.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM66J_aiken_Aiken-SC.html
Aiken, chartered in 1835 and the county seat of Aiken County since its creation in 1871, was an early stop on the railroad line from Charleston to Hamburg. It was named for William Aiken (1779?1831), the first president of the S.C. Canal and Railr…