Aiken [S.C.], as a Winter Resort
Author : B. P. Chatfield
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 32,50 MB
Release : 1882
Category :
ISBN :
Author : B. P. Chatfield
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 32,50 MB
Release : 1882
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Paul Miles
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 16,67 MB
Release : 2011-03-07
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1439626731
It seems unlikely that a place as far off the beaten track as Aiken, South Carolina, would become the preferred wintering location for the denizens of New York society. But from the late 1800s, the most recognized names in Americathe Vanderbilts, the Whitneys, and even the Rooseveltsbegan coming to this charming Southern city to escape the cold, relax among the oaks, and play. And play they did, establishing Aiken as an international polo capital and a premier place to ride, hunt, and golf. Aiken has so much history beyond the folks known as the winter colonists. Legends of the areas restorative powers date back to Native Americans. Aiken also boasts an amazing number of records, including the destination for the worlds longest railroad in 1833 and the second-oldest 18-hole golf course in the United States, the Palmetto Golf Club, built in 1892.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 16,59 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Hawaii
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 16,30 MB
Release : 1893
Category :
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1164 pages
File Size : 30,73 MB
Release : 1895
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 21,81 MB
Release : 1879
Category : Canada
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1180 pages
File Size : 32,23 MB
Release : 1892
Category :
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 31,69 MB
Release : 1927
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Alexia Jones Helsley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 24,44 MB
Release : 2019-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1439666261
From a home to the fierce Westo tribe to a hub of the equestrian industry, Aiken County has had a huge influence on South Carolina. And some of the structures that mark that history have disappeared. More than two hundred years ago, the Horse Creek Chickasaw Squirrel King held court near North Augusta. The first locomotive built for public transportation, the "Best Friend" from Charleston to Hamburg, first ran in the area. The home of noted businessman Richard Flint Howe hosted both the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and students of the University of South Carolina Aiken. William Gregg and the Graniteville Mill helped shape the textile industry in the state. Author Alexia Jones Helsley details the lost history of Aiken County.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 958 pages
File Size : 44,3 MB
Release : 1893
Category :
ISBN :