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Wealth and Horses Define Aiken S Tycoon Winter Colony
In Aiken South Carolina wealth and horses shape the town as the winter colony of aristocrats from Mellon to Vanderbilt blends with long standing polo, fox hunts and racehorse training. The article tours horses venues, key figures like Kellah Cleckley and Elbert Corbett and notes the shift from old winter colony prominence to a horse driven economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Polly Sears
Polly
America
Mellon
Goodyear
Bostwick
Whitney
Vanderbilt
Hopeland Gardens
C. Oliver Iselin
John Howe
Elbert Corbett
Palmetto Golf Club
Marilyn Riviere
Washington
D.C
South Carolina Canal
Charleston
South Carolina
Thomas Hitchcock
Hitchcocks
Boundary Club
Hitchcock
Kentucky
Yvonne Downs
June Murph
Hialeah
Fla
W.J. Hirsch
Brad Buxton
Buxton
Mrs. Cleckley
Hirsch