Aiken Sesquicentennial Tour Highlights Historic Landmarks
Vans tour Aiken with passes along Laurens Street to the Legare Morgan house and the Nat ional Register sites. Points include the Betsy Legare Legare Morgan house pre 1837, the 1200 acre tchcock Woods preserve, Uncle Johns cabin tennis court Whitney estate Joye Cottage 1900s, and Georgian Court with an underground tennis court. The guide notes Whiskey Road's barrels and notable estates like Hope lands Rye Patch Fer mata and Williams cemetery with Lt. McMahon grave.
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Paula B. Daniel
Aiken
South Carolina Railroad Company
Hamburg
Laurens Street
Polly Durban
Laurens
Legare-Morgan
James Matthew Legare
South Carolina
Tchcock Woods
Uncle John
Banksia
Aiken County
First Avenue
Joye
Miss Joye
William C. Whitney
New York
C. Oliver Iselin
Hopelands
Rye Patch
Dorothy Green
Fermata
Fermata School For Girls
Marie Eustis Hofmann
Josef Hofmann
Summerall Court
Whitehall
Georgian Court
W.R. Grace
Andy Williams
Magnolia Lane
Magnolia Street
Williams
Storyteller Christine Castaneda weaves tales for sesquicentennial event
Christine Castaneda, formerly of New York now in North Augusta, entertained Sesquicentennial attendees at Rye Patch with world stories drawn from reading. She mixes singing into tales like The Monkey Who Loved Misery and prompts audience practice to sharpen listening and retelling skills.
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Christine Castaneda
Ryan Hennings
Rye Patch
Ms. Castaneda
New York
North Augusta
New Yorker
Ms. Castaneda Nev
Area 3 Council Sets Executive Session
Langley area advisory council will hold a called executive session Thursday at 6 p.m. in the board room of the Administrative Area Three office building on Hwy 1. The purpose is to hear appeals.
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Langley
Administrative Area Three Schools Advisory Council
Hwy 1
Flower Show Winners Announced at Aiken Sesquicentennial Event
Aiken hosts a two day Flower Show titled A Celebration of 150 Years at USC Aiken with awards across Tri Color and Creativity sections. Winners include Mrs Glen Burney Cereus Gardeners and Mrs M Eugene Holley among diverse garden clubs and groups. The Lower Savannah Council of Governments meets at 7 p.m. at Barnwell State Park and invites public attendance.
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Aiken
USC Aiken
Cereus Gardeners
The
Country Gardeners
Suburban Garden Club
Glen Burney
M. Eugene Holley
Mackey Scott
W.W. Blue
Norman Woodward
Charles H. Parks
G.B. Goodlett
Cere
J.C. Wingard
William M. Jackson
T.L. Drummond
Wild
Cereus
Paul H. Chismar
Lavern Kinney
Jerry M. Blanton
Cereus Garden Club
Jutson Fulmer
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Robert McCormick
Chicago Tribune
United States
Devereux Milburn
Robert Hassler
Magnolia
McMahon
Chinaberry
Aiken Institute
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Chapel of St. Claire
Aiken’s Confederated Monument
Aiken County Court House
Willcox Hotel
Aiken Court Tennis Club
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Morgan Circle
Ginny Southworth
Williams Cemetery
Monkey
Area
Council
Rye
Berrie Rd
LSCOG
Barnwell
Lower Savannah
Council of Gov
Barnwell State Park
Aen
Ule Debrott
Walt LO
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