South Carolina, Aiken County Historical Commission Historical Markers

By Mike Stroud, 2008

Aiken County Marker at left side in front of Courthouse

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1 ► South Carolina, Aiken County, Aiken — 2–8 — Aiken County —

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, . . . — — Map (db m9707) HM

2 ► South Carolina, Aiken County, Hamburg — 2-2 — Western Terminus South Carolina Railroad —

Near the foot of this bluff in the old town of Hamburg stood the western terminus of the S.C. Canal and Rail Road Co. Begun in 1830, it was the first steam operated railroad to offer regular passenger service and to carry U.S. mail. Completed in . . . — — Map (db m27835) HM