Aiken in Aiken County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pickens-Salley House
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
1. Pickens - Salley House Marker
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, U.S. Minister to Russia, and governor 1860-62 during the secession crisis and the first two years of the Civil War. Lucy Holcombe Pickens was an ardent Confederate and novelist.
In 1929 Eulalie Chafee Salley (1883-1975), pioneer woman suffragist, real estate broker, and developer, saved the house. Salley, architect Willis Irvin (1891-1950), and contractor Byron E. Hair supervised its dismantling, relocation to the Kalmia Hill area of Aiken, and restoration. It was moved here in 1989 when developer Ronny Bolton donated it to the University of South Carolina Aiken.
Erected 2003 by South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, sponsored by the Aiken County Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-24.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Civil Rights • Education • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers, and the South Carolina, Aiken County Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Augusta and in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert M. Bell Parkway (approx. Ό mile away); Chancellor Carroll House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kalmia (approx. 0.9 miles away); WW I Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Graniteville Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); Farm Bell (approx. 2 miles away); Graniteville Train Derailment (approx. 2.1 miles away); Leavelle McCampbell School (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aiken.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Graniteville Academy (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Francis Wilkinson Pickens. ...69th Governor of South Carolina when the state seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.... (Submitted on June 6, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
2. Pickens - Salley House Marker, reverse side
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 5, 2011
3. Pickens - Salley House seen from the roadway
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 5, 2011
4. Pickens - Salley House
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 5, 2011
5. Pickens - Salley House and Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 5, 2011
6. Pickens - Salley House Marker, seen along Campus of USC-Aiken
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 5, 2011
7. Pickens - Salley House and Marker (at left), seen on Campus
Photographed by Wikipedia
8. Francis Wilkinson Pickens
69th Governor of South Carolina
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 5, 2011
9. Eulalie Chafee Salley Memorial at the Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Eulalie Chafee Salley
1883-1975
Born a lady of the old South,
She led women of her era into a New South.
A pioneer Realtor and Businesswoman for 60 years
A forceful advocate of woman's suffrage,
A charming, delightful person, a loyal friend.
Given by Joe B. Babb
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,296 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on June 6, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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