Sesquicentennial Calendar Opens Festivities May 3 10
The official Sesquicentennial calendar lists May 3 to May 10 events in Aiken with tours, markets, bead judging, pageants, fashion shows, lawn performances, and a wagon train. Highlights include tours of Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center, unveiling a historical marker, street promenades, and a sesquicentennial ball.
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Wagoner
Aiken
Laurens Street
Jay Ehibition Hall
Roland Geddings
Kalmia Mall
USCA
Will Cole
H. O. Weeks Center
H O. Weeks
Whitney Field
Willcox
Rye Patch
H. Odell Weeks Center
Aiken Women’s Club
Willcox’s
Aiken Celebrates 150 Years with May Events and Tours
Community celebration marks 150th anniversary in Aiken with farm tours from 9 to 4, displays on old and new farming tech, drip irrigation, 1800s memorabilia, ethanol demo, and chicken booth refreshments. Moonlight sales, youth dance, and a May 12 parade follow as part of a multi day schedule featuring public tours, exhibits, and historic pageants.
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Kalmia Landing
Hagood Stadium
Kalmia Plaza
USDA
Aiken Historical Museum
Roland Geddings
Kalmia Mall
Rye Patch
USCA
Aiken
Houndslake Country Club
Edward B. Williams
Morehouse College
Ernestine Gadsden
Merchants’ Sales
Hopeland Gardens
J.B. White
Eejay’s
Schofield
Aiken Community Hospital
Aiken Technical College
Eejays and
Palmers Foods
Belk’s
Schofield Middle School
Odell Weeks Recreation Center
Odell Weeks
Busy Beaver
St. Angela’s Academy
Njrotc
Aiken High School
South Aiken High School
Hagood
Chemical Company
Consolidated Implement Company Inc
Old Wagoner Road
Fred Christensen
Amick Poultry Co
Moonlight Sales
Mother's Day
Kal
Strawberries at St. Thaddeus May Festival
St. Thaddeus Church hosts its annual Strawberry Festival May 11 from 1 to 5 PM on its 125 Pendleton Street grounds as part of Aiken’s Sesquicentennial. Highlights include frozen foods, jams, breads, books, plants, an artist’s walk, and barbecue with strawberries and cream.
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St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Aiken
Pendleton St
Leslie Garnett
Henri Wade
Michael R. Lumpkin
St. Thaddeus
Student Club Of Aiken Celebrates Long-Running Heritage
The Student Club of Aiken founded in 1901 by young women linked to Converse College has grown from 20 to 25 members. It supported a library, established the Elizabeth M Teague Memorial Scholarship, and engaged in civic causes while hosting literary papers and tea in a traditional Southern setting.
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Aiken
Kay Lawrence
Flo Perry
Vivian Milner
Sis Braddy
Blanche Ardrey
Mary Nuessie
Molly Tyson
Billie Brunson
Mildred Halfacre
Helen Ludwig
Ruth Ward
Blanche Gardener
Elizabeth Teague
Student Club of
Converse College
South Carolina
Usc-Aiken
Elizabeth M. Teague
Live Oaks
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Sarah Busch
Chamber of Commerce
Savannah River
Claudia Phelps
Nancy
Aiken County
June Henderson
Leslie Alexander
Myrtle Anderson
Emily Ballard
Jane Beattie
Kay Bodenheimer
Margaret Cothran
June Davis
Muriel Fletcher
Leslie Garnett
Mary Bunter Sr
Mary Hunter, Jr
Ay Lawrence
Darcy Lott
Vickie Meyer
Julie Moore
Mary Musick
Mary Nuessle
Pat Pennington
Margaret Shealy
Jane Vaughters
Nancy Wilds
Aiken Sesquicentennial Parade Set for May 12
The largest parade in Aiken will close ten days of birthday events. It starts at Hagood Stadium at 1 p.m. moves along SC 19 to Laurens Street and Park Avenue, with Strom Thurmond as Grand Marshal. Local leaders and dignitaries ride in horse drawn carriages and antique vehicles.
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Roland Geddings
Kalmia Mall
Aiken Homestead
Park Avenue Park
Len Strom Thurmond
S.C
Laurens Street
Park Ave
Aiken
Carrol Busbee
O’dell Weeks
Roland Windham
Butler Derrick
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Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
J. Casimir Hofmann
Hitchcock Apartments
Hofmann
Sesquichelles Laurens Street
Carolina Squares
Bankers Trust
Aiken Track Club
Park Avenue
Old Railroad Station
Sesquicentennial
Casual Hut
Casual Hut Belles
Aiken Hounds
Hunter
Hitchcock Woods
McNeil
Crosby's School of Dance
Sesquicentennial Headquarters
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Aiken Bicycle Club
Ideila Bodie Usca
Mia Plaza
Public Safety
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
ATC
American Legion
Post
Newberry Street
George Funeral Home
Arimae Burrell
Ronald E. House
Nue
Powderhouse
Bers
Mary Lyon
William Pardue
James F. Byrnes
U.S
Miss Teague
Gentle Lady
Aiken Institute
Eathe, Meroe Ril
Bro
Amin Moore
Wyvwra A
S40
Newberry St
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Skylyn Hall
State of South Carolina
Spartanburg County
Buchanan & Co., Inc
East Capitol Street
Jackson
Misissippi
NASD
PSA
SIPC
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