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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6M7_woodmen-of-the-world_Aiken-SC.html
(West Face)This Memorial is erected in the memory of deceasedmembers of the Woodmenof the World whoseIndividual resting placescould not be marked
(East Face)Woodmen of the WorldRegional Memorial(List of Names, Camp Numbers, States)
Dum Tacet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6LH_william-gregg_Graniteville-SC.html
William Gregg, the founder of Graniteville.Born February 2, 1800,Died September 12, 1867
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6KR_whitney-park_Aiken-SC.html
(Marker Front)This park, laid out in 1904-05 was named for William Collins Whitney (1841-1904). Whitney, a lawyer, Secretary of the Navy 1885-1889 under Grover Cleveland, and financier, was also an avid sportsman and leading member of the "Aiken W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6KB_transit-of-venus-observatory-structure-1882_Aiken-SC.html
Iron heliometer tower, which served as an observatory, and housing for instruments, including powerful telescopes, used in viewing the December 6, 1882 Transit of Venus in Aiken, South Carolina. Theobservatory was built in two sections, each twelv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6K6_hofmann_Aiken-SC.html
Josef Casimir Hofmann, internationallyknown Polish pianist, resided with hiswife, Aikenite Marie Eustis Hofmann, ina three~story house located severalhundred feet west of here. Born nearCracow, Poland, he was recognized as agifted pianist at an ea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6JU_meriwether-monument_North-Augusta-SC.html
(South face):Dec. 4,1852 - July 8, 1876———In Memory ofThomas McKieMeriwether.Who on 8th July 1876,gave his life that thecivilization builded by hisfathers might be preservedfor their childrenschildren unimpaired.(East face):In yo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6JP_st-johns-methodist-church_Aiken-SC.html
This church has its origin in 1825 as a Methodist congregation on the Hollow Creek Circuit that predates the city of Aiken. Rev. John Reynolds was thefirst circuit rider serving St. John's, which shared a minister with St. John in Graniteville unt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6J5_the-augusta-aiken-railway_Aiken-SC.html
The Augusta and Aiken Railway, a 26 mile interurban electric trolley line between Augusta, Ga., and Aiken, operated from 1902 to 1929. In Aiken the line began at the corner of Park Ave. & Union St., proceeded west on Park, then north on Laurens St…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6HT_beech-island-agricultural-club_Beech-Island-SC.html
On January 5, 1856, Governor James H. Hammond and eleven other farmers of this area organized the Beech Island Agricultural Club for the diffusion of agricultural knowledge and the regulation of illegal slave traffic. Monthly meetings and barbecue…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6HB_defense-of-aiken_Aiken-SC.html
In Memory ofthe Confederatesoldiers who losttheir lives indefense of Aiken,Feb. 11, 1865 Erected by the MemorialAssociation 1911