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Whitney Park Honor Remembers Aiken Winter Colony Leader
Article recalls the 1904 creation of Whitney Park to honor William C. Whitney, a Winter Colony figure. It notes initial funding, later reductions, park renovations in the 1930s and 1988, removal and restoration of rocks, and current status with no new plans. The Whitney Trust preserves linked facilities including Palmetto Golf Club, Whitney Polo Field, and Aiken Tennis Club.
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Aiken
William C. Whitney
Whitney
Chesterfield Street
Aiken County Library
Aiken Institute
Jane Crayton Davis
Davis
PJ. Berckman
Fruitland Nursery
Berckman
Augusta
Whitney Park
Works Progress Administration
Greater ‘Aiken
June Mur
Murff
City of
Roger LeDue
LeDuc
Whitney Trust
Palmetto Golf Club
Whitney Polo Field
Newberry Street
Philip Lord
Plord
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