Aiken Sesquicentennial Festival Activities Continue
The Aiken sesquicentennial festival schedules May 7 to 10 with Industry Day May 7 including museum displays and a Venus transit marker event and May 8 Sesquibelles activities featuring fashion shows and historical demonstrations at Hopeland Gardens and Hagood Stadium. May 9 marks Young American Day with school tours and open houses across multiple venues and May 10 Agriculture Day highlighting farm tours and equipment exhibits at Consolidated Implement Company.
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Kalmia Plaza
Aiken
USCA
Houndslake Country Club
Edward B Williams
Morehouse College
Ernestine Gadsden
Hagood Stadium
H Stadium
Hopeland Gardens
Roland Geddings
Kalmia Mall
J.B. White
Eejay's
Kiwanis Club
Laurens Street
Ha Stadium
Schofie
Eejays
Palmers Foods
Belk’s
Schofield Middle
Bill Brockington
Judy van Steenberg
Sesquicentennial
Busy Beaver
Njrotc
Aiken High School
South Aiken High School
Ha- Stadium
Hagood
Chemical Company
Consolidated Implement Company Inc
Old Wagoner Road
Aiken Celebrates 150 Years with Events Across May
Aiken hosts a multi day 150th anniversary program featuring 1800s medical memorabilia displays and ethanol making demos, moonlight sales, youth dance, country music pre show, historic pageants, and a May 12 parade with grand marshal Len Strom Thurmond. Activities include ambulance demos, government tours, military exhibits, homestead days show, fish fry, strawberry festival, and ongoing May Day promotions at Kalmia Plaza. Admission ranges from 1.50 to 2.00 dollars, with several events at Hagood Stadium and City venues.
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Aiken Community Hospital
Roland Geddings
Kalmia Mall
Fred Christensen
Consolidated Implement Company Inc
Amick Poultry Co
Up Your Alley
Aiken
Moonlight
South Aiken High School
Hagood
Kalmia Plaza
Public Safety
Laurens Street
Aiken County
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
American Legion Post
Newberry Street
George Funeral Home
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Arimae Burrell
Air Force
Ronald E. House
Hagood Stadium
Rye Patch
Stampeding horse adds excitement to pageant in Aiken
In Aiken last night during the Hoofbeats Through History pageant at Hagood Stadium a horse bolted prompting chase by Bill Bryant and others. Skipper Perry announced Annie Bryan as Aiken’s oldest woman. A young actor recovered from a botched start by riding a bike across the field. Awards at Brothers of the Brush highlighted beards and facial hair. Carolyn Gimmy showcased a 1941 Mercury Zephyr and a 1950 Ford Cord, both owned with Kris, not driven much.
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Bill Bryant
Bryant
Skipper Perry
Aiken
Annie Bryan
Kris
Gimmy
St. Louis
Gascar
Historic Sketches on Aiken available for purchase
The Sesquicentennial book Historic Sketches on Aiken edited by Dr. William S. Brockington Jr. and Judith T. Van Steenberg is a 148 page local production with photos drawings and maps. Priced at five dollars per copy it is sold at multiple downtown locations and autographs will be provided by the editors Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Aiken
William S. Brockington Jr
Judith T. van Steenberg
Manor Press
Aiken Office Supply
Elliott Office Supply
Aiken Drug
Woodruff Drugs
Leminick Pharmacy
USC Aiken
Lionel Smith Ltd
Lambert’s
Municipal Building
Chamber of Commerce
Brockington
The Many Faces of Aiken by Will Cole
Palmetto Federal publishes a limited edition book titled The Many Faces of Aiken by Will Cole. The volume features over 350 photo paths documenting the city, many unfinished, as a historical treasure for local readers.
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Palmetto Federal
Aiken
Will Cole
Cele
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Brothers of the Brush
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
William Lee Poe III
Wade M. Brodie
G. Terry Jarvis
Carl Adams
Dee Baker
Terry Shaffer
L.W. Carter
Wilbur Wright
Carolyn Gimmy
Chesterfield St. S
Mead Hall
Jay Secor
Starnes Deli
Laurens
Palmetto Federal PO
Aiken, SC
Aiken Palmetto Federal
Aiken Office
Sesquicentennial Headquarters
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