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Hamburg The City That Faded Beneath Augusta Trade
A historical tale of Hamburg between Aiken and Augusta founded by Henry Schultz. Loans from South Carolina failed to dislodge Augusta’s trade grip, rail plans faced delays, the Best Friend engine, a 1849 slave trade center, and a 1876 riot ended Hamburg. Today only a store and restored depot remain under Augusta Concrete Block Company influence.
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Henry Schultz
Hamburg
Aiken
Augusta
Schultz
Savannah
Charleston
South Carolina
England
William Aiken
South Carolina Railroad and Canal Company
Grant
Augusta Concrete Block Company
H. Pierce Farmer