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Walter Plunkett Named Mr. Aiken and Local Historian
Walter Plunkett, a long-time Aiken resident and former Navy ensign, is highlighted as the city's historian and Mr. Aiken. He runs Plunkett's Antiques and Used Furniture, stages large estate sales, and owns multiple city properties. He has served on library boards, Red Cross, and church offices, shaping Aiken’s cultural and civic life.
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Mr. Aiken
Aiken County
Plunkett
Aiken
New Holland
Wagener
Busbee
Henry Busbee
Dorcey Lybrand
Lonnie Garvin
Henry Summerall
Laurens Street
Slotin’s
Walter Plunkett
Gulf
Amoco
U.S. Navy
Davidson College
New Guinea
Philippines
Harvard
Richland Avenue Extension
Treasury
C.A. Owens
C. Oliver Iselin
Robert V. McKim
E.P. Rogers
Iselin
Chamber of Commerce
Hayne Avenue
St. John’s Methodist Church
Aiken County Library
Aiken- Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield
Red Cross
Green Boundary Club
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Stevenson-McClellan Memorial Foundation
Tom Maurice
Ivy League University
Walter Clinton
Aikens
Finleysbee P
Davidson Col
Ensign
Comdr
Treas
Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell- Edgefield Regional Library
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Ch. Endowment Fund
Iselin Estate
Ginny Southworth