Aiken County

Aiken County is a South Carolina historical marker in Aiken, Aiken County, dedicated 1979.

Aiken County · dedicated 1979 · Aiken County Courthouse, corner of Park Ave. & Chesterfield St., Aiken

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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, and the mining and processing of kaolin. In 1952, the Atomic Energy Commission's Savannah River Plant began operations.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Aiken County Historical Commission

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