Description From a home to the fierce Westo tribe to a hub of the equestrian industry, Aiken County has had a huge influence on South Carolina.
Author Alexia Jones Helsley details the Lost history of Aiken County..
William Gregg and the Graniteville Mill helped shape the textile industry in the state.
The home of noted businessman Richard Flint Howe hosted both the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and students of the University of South Carolina Aiken.
The first locomotive built for public transportation, the "Best Friend" from Charleston to Hamburg, first ran in the area.
More than two hundred years ago, the Horse Creek Chickasaw Squirrel King held court near North Augusta.
And some of the structures that mark that history have disappeared.
Description From a home to the fierce Westo tribe to a hub of the equestrian industry, Aiken County has had a huge influence on South Carolina
