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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/HMJ44_marie-cromer-seigler-house_Trenton-SC.html
This house was for many years the home of Marie Cromer Seigler (1882-1964), educator and national pioneer in agricultural instruction. In 1910, as teacher and principal of Talatha School, she founded a Girls' Tomato Club, the first of many such cl…
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/HMIPB_savannah-town-fort-moore_Beech-Island-SC.html
Savannah TownForerunner of modern towns and highways and known to the English as early as 1685, this Indian town stood at a major northwestern entrance into S.C. on the trading routes to the Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Lower Cherokees. Both …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIIN_western-terminus-south-carolina-railroad_North-Augusta-SC.html
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 1…
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/HM6Y4_graniteville-train-derailment_Graniteville-SC.html
(Bottom of Center Panel):Greater love hath no man than this, that aman lay down his life for his friends.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? John 15:13
(Marker Left Panel):At 2:39 am on January 6, 2005 anorthbound Norfolk Southern Railwayfr…