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This church, founded in 1858 with 14 charter members and W. Peronneau Finley and John D. Legare as elders, first met in the Aiken Town Hall on Laurens St. Its first permanent sanctuary, a frame building designed by Charleston architect Edward Bric…
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This school was founded by the Freedmen's Bureau shortly after the Civil War to educate freedmen, women, and children. In 1868 Martha Schofield, a Quaker from Pennsylvania, came to Aiken and began her long career as superintendent. The school soon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ46_1953-gas-explosion_Aiken-SC.html
On January 27, 1953, an explosion causedby a natural gas leak killed ten peopleand destroyed five buildings on thenorthern half of this block. The fivebuildings destroyed were Platt's Drug Store,the Jones Electric Company (the site ofthe explosion…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ21_aiken-county-farmers-market_Aiken-SC.html
The Aiken County Farmers' Market, founded in 1951, was originally an open air market sponsored by the Edisto Grange. This building, which opened on May 21, 1954, was designed by Woodrow Jackson and built by the Aiken County chain gang. Farmers and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCX4_st-thaddeus-church_Aiken-SC.html
This Episcopal Church (cornerstone laid Sept. 5, 1842) was consecrated Aug. 9, 1843. It is the city's oldest church structure, having retained its Greek revival style through subsequent remodeling. Church purchased bell in 1853, Cornish Memorial C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB4R_aiken-county-confederate-monument_Aiken-SC.html
(South Face)They gave their all in defense of Home, Honor, Liberty and theIndependence of their native land They fought the patriots fightThey kept the faith of their fathers Forever honoredAnd forever mourned(North Face)Erected July 23, 1901By th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9TK_h-odell-weeks_Aiken-SC.html
Major1946 - 19521957 - 1991His office was our city's sidewalks and storefronts, and from his walks about the downtown he gained the information needed for leadership. He was an advocate for harmony and teamwork, regardless of political view, an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9TI_james-f-byrnes_Aiken-SC.html
LawmakerSupreme Court Justice"Assistant President"Secretary of StatePeacemakerGovernorCitizen of Aiken, 1900-1926 He gave a lifetime of service to state, nation, and the world.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6M7_woodmen-of-the-world_Aiken-SC.html
(West Face)This Memorial is erected in the memory of deceasedmembers of the Woodmenof the World whoseIndividual resting placescould not be marked (East Face)Woodmen of the WorldRegional Memorial(List of Names, Camp Numbers, States) Dum Tacet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6KR_whitney-park_Aiken-SC.html
(Marker Front)This park, laid out in 1904-05 was named for William Collins Whitney (1841-1904). Whitney, a lawyer, Secretary of the Navy 1885-1889 under Grover Cleveland, and financier, was also an avid sportsman and leading member of the "Aiken W…
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