Aiken County, South Carolina – History

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Aiken County History

• Historical summary - South Carolina State Library
• Overview of Historic Aiken County
• Aiken County History - PDF - largely on modern development
  
• History of the Battle of Aiken - 1865

Historic Buildings & Sites in Aiken County

• Aiken County plantations
• National Register of Historic Places in Aiken County

Aiken County History – Research & Resources

• Aiken County archives, libraries, museums
• Aiken County genealogy resources
• Aiken County historic maps