Aiken, South Carolina Aiken, South Carolina The Aiken County Courthouse in August 2007 The Aiken County Courthouse in August 2007 Location of Aiken, South Carolina Location of Aiken, South Carolina County Aiken Founded in 1835, the town/city of Aiken was titled after William Aiken, the president of the South Carolina Railroad.
The town is the governmental center of county of Aiken County, South Carolina, United States, which was formed in 1871 from parts of Orangeburg, Lexington, Edgefield, and Barnwell counties.
Aiken is home to the University of South Carolina Aiken.
The populace was 30,296 at the 2013 census. Aiken was recognized with the All-America City Award in 1997 by the National Civic League.
Aiken is positioned at 33 32 58 N 81 43 14 W (33.549397, -81.720689), near the center of Aiken County.
Aiken has a humid subtropical climate, which is characterized by hot, humid summers and cool, dry winters, but experiences milder temperatures throughout the year than the rest of the state.
Climate data for Aiken, South Carolina Aiken is governed via a mayor-council system.
The municipality of Aiken was incorporated on December 19, 1835.
The improve formed around the end of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, a rail line from Charleston to the Savannah River, and was titled for William Aiken, the barns 's first president.
With populace increases, in 1871 Aiken County was organized, made up of parts of neighboring counties.
Aiken was a prepared town, and many of the streets in the historic precinct are titled for other metros/cities and counties in South Carolina, including Abbeville, Barnwell, Beaufort, Chesterfield, Colleton, Columbia, Dillon, Edgefield, Edisto, Fairfield, Florence, Greenville, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Marion, Marlboro, Mc - Cormick, Newberry, Orangeburg, Pendleton, Pickens, Richland, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg and York.
In the late 19th century, Aiken attained fame as a wintering spot for wealthy citizens from the Northeast.
The Aiken Winter Colony was established by Thomas Hitchcock, Sr.
Over the years Aiken became a winter home for many famous and notable citizens including George H.
The selection of a site near Aiken by the United States Atomic Energy Commission to build a plant to produce fuel for thermonuclear weapons was announced on November 30, 1950.
Aiken Golf Club Aiken Polo Club Aiken Preparatory School Aiken Tennis Club The Aiken Colored Cemetery, Aiken Mile Track, Aiken Training Track, Aiken Winter Colony Historic District I, Aiken Winter Colony Historic District II, Aiken Winter Colony Historic District III, Chancellor James P.
Aiken High School South Aiken High School Aiken Middle School Aiken Elementary School North Aiken Elementary School East Aiken School of the Arts Aiken Christian School South Aiken Baptist Christian School Aiken Performing Arts Academy University of South Carolina at Aiken The Aiken Steeplechase Association, established in 1930, hosts the Imperial Cup each March and the Holiday Cup in October, both of which are steeplechase competitions sanctioned by the National Steeplechase Association.
The Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1977 as a tribute to the famous flat racing and steeplechase Thoroughbred horses that trained at the Aiken Training Track.
Aiken hosts many polo matches at the various polo fields positioned in the city.
There are also many other affairs held in Aiken such as: Aiken's Makin' Battle of Aiken Reenactment Aiken Triple Crown Aiken County Historical Museum- A living exhibition, also known as "Banksia" after the banksia rose, displays special exhibits of items from residents.
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum- Displays the area's rich thoroughbred history with memorabilia, photography, and trophies.
Aiken Visitors Center and Train Museum- the barns depot is positioned on the second floor and had nine dioramas displaying depicted barns history.
Aiken County Farmers Market- The earliest food market in South Carolina.
Aiken State Park In the late 19th century and the first part of the 20th century, Aiken served as a winter playground for many of the country's wealthiest families such the Vanderbilts, Bostwicks, and the Whitneys.
Davis, tennis player, founder of Davis Cup, had a home in Aiken Thomas Hitchcock and wife Louise owned 3,000-acre (12 km2) estate near Aiken where in 1892 he established the Palmetto Golf Club; in 1916, Louise established Aiken Preparatory School; they assembled a steeplechase training center (1900 1944), son of Thomas and Louise Hitchcock, was born in Aiken; polo player; veteran of the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I, was killed in World War II.
Hope Goddard Iselin, wife of Charles Oliver Iselin and the initial owner of Hopeland Gardens in Aiken Lowery, Southern Baptist clergyman, began pastorate at Bethel Baptist Church in Aiken in 1960 De Large (1842 1874), born in Aiken, United States congressman from South Carolina in a contested election Eugene Odum, author of Fundamentals of Ecology, established Savannah River Ecology Laboratory south of Aiken to study ecological impacts of nuclear facility Ram, owned and titled the Patricia Theater in downtown Aiken after her, and the companion Rosemary Theater was titled for her sister. Strom Thurmond (1902 2003), former US senator who owned a several residences in Aiken William Kissam Vanderbilt, had home in Aiken called Elm Court Dekoda Watson, athlete, linebacker with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2006 graduate of South Aiken High School Gamel Woolsey (1895 1968), writer, coined phrase "pornography of violence" in her memoir of Spanish Civil War, Death's Other Kingdom (also presented as Malaga Burning), born in Aiken Hastings Wyman, political consultant, journalist, author, born in Aiken in 1939 Marly Youmans, novelist and poet, born in Aiken The Southside is the southern region of the town/city of Aiken, which firmly increased in evolution after the assembly of the Savannah River Site.
It now serves as the premiere shopping precinct in Aiken County, being the locale of the Aiken Mall, multiple retail stores, and a several restaurants.
Many newcomers take up residence in either Houndslake or Woodside; however, the most prestigious homes are positioned in historic downtown Aiken.
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