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Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

28 Jun 1987

Page 27

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Aiken Standard

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Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

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Jun 28, 1987

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27

Aiken Institute Senior Documents Early Aiken History

A 1931 history by Joseph Benjamin Barsh recounts Charleston to Hamburg steam lines built via Park Avenue, antebellum growth, and Aiken’s charter in 1835. It notes Shiloh Springs water, health resort status, park ideas by Dr. Teague, early post office moves, and notable local doctors shaping the town’s development.

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Aiken South Carolina Railroad William Aiken Park Avenue Union St James Tupper Maude Tupper Main Street Hall Laurens and Hayne Union Street Richland Avenue C&s Bank Laurens and Park B. H. Teague Presbyterian Church Teague Old Presbyterian Church Federal Court House Newberry Street Shiloh
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Miss Teague Inspired Aiken Historian Joe Barsh

Joe Barsh, graduate salutatorian of Aiken Institute in 1931, credits Miss ElizA beth Teague for pushing him to write a history paper on Aiken. The piece, The History of Aiken, by Joseph Benjamin Barsh, was published in the Aiken Journal & Review on June 5 1931. Barsh later ran Barsh Electric Co for 40 years before retiring. Born in Darlington, he moved to Aiken in 1925 at age 14 and would have finished high school sooner if not for a delay.

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Charleston Hamburg S. C. Canal and Railroad Co Park Avenue Hitchcock Woods Devil’s Backbone Lovers’ Lane Cupid Aiken Joe Barsh Elizabeth Teague Aiken Institute Teague Joseph Benjamin Barsh Aiken Journal & Review Joe
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Barsh Electric Founder Joe Barsh Aiken History Feature

Aiken County recalls Joe Barsh, who left school to work in his teens, joined J. S. Sizemore at Aiken Electric and Rewinding Co, served 31 months in Karachi with the Army Air Corps, then founded Barsh Electric Co in 1946 after selling his partnership. He married Dorothy Walker and became a prominent local businessman.

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Jake J. S. Sizemore Aiken Electric and Rewinding Co Joe Army Air Corps Karachi India Barsh Electric Co Dorothy Walker
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Topher Faustmann Dr. Coffin Geddings Dr. McGahan Union Fairfield Barsh Electric Aiken County History Barsh Henry Busbee
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