Aiken is located in Aiken County, of which it is the county seat. The city is situated southwest of Columbia between North Augusta and Orangeburg along Highway 19 near the South Fork Edisto River. The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 22,861, an increase of 2,475 since 1990. Once called the "Sports Center of the South", Aiken, South Carolina is a city of spacious parks, distinctive architecture, and civic pride. Aiken's life began officially December 19, 1835, the dating of the charter of the town. The town was named for William Aiken, Sr., President of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, whose son later became Governor of South Carolina. For many years Aiken was known as the Polo Center of the World. Today, polo is still played at Whitney Field, the site of the longest consecutive period of play on one field in the United States. Aiken is part of the Augusta-Aiken, Georgia-South Carolina metro area.
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Location:
PO Box 892, 400 Laurens St NW, Aiken South Carolina 29801
Telephone
803-641-1111
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Taste of Toccoa Toccoa GA April5 Northeast Georgia's premier dining event, A Taste of Toccoa features sample-sized portions of the most popular dishes from Toccoa's best restaurants and caterers. Garnish with live music, entertainment, shopping, and activities, and you have a fun-filled event the whole family will enjoy.
Vidalia Onion Festival Vidalia GA April18-21 Cooking School, Miss and Little Miss Vidalia Onion Pageants, Onion Maze, Onion Cook-off, Tasting Competition, The Onion Run, parades, carnival, rodeo, street dance, onion shootgun shoot, as well as a Dutch oven cooking demonstration.
Madison Fest Madison GA April37 Madison Fest features solutions for living a considered and ""greener"" life. This daylong festival takes place on the last Saturday of April each year.
Colleton County Rice Festival Walterboro SC April26-28 Rice Run-Walk, Dog Show, Open Car Show. Performance by Common Ground.
Sacred Heart Garden Festival Augusta GA April26-28 Historic Sacred Heart Cultural Center in downtown Augusta, GA will be the focus for classic southern gardening during its annual garden festival. Join us as we celebrate the advent of spring and raise funds to support the magnificent sacred heart cultural center.
Celebrate Clayton Clayton GA April27-28 Celebrate Clayton is an Arts, Music, Crafts and Gardening event for all ages, with mouth-watering food and a super kids program. Set in the spectacular North Georgia Mountains Celebrate Clayton is held annually the last weekend in April.
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