Downtown Aiken South Carolina
by Andrea Anderegg
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Downtown Aiken South Carolina
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Andrea Anderegg
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Founded in 1835, the city of Aiken was named after William Aiken, the president of the South Carolina Railroad. The town is the county seat of Aiken County, South Carolina, United States, which was formed from parts of Orangeburg, Lexington, Edgefield, and Barnwell counties in 1871. With Augusta, Georgia, it is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. It is part of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aiken is home to the University of South Carolina at Aiken. Aiken was recognized with the All-America City Award in 1997 by the National Civic League.
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June 3rd, 2014
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