History Links

• SciWay - South Carolina Info Highway History and Genealogy
  Outstanding starting place for researching history and genealogy in South Carolina
• South Carolina National Heritage Corridor
  A great concept and a great effort to build a historical corridor of sites and places in SC.
  “Designated by Congress in 1996 as a National Heritage Area, the Heritage Corridor runs from the foothills of Oconee County in the northwestern corner of the state, along the Savannah River, through the Edisto River Basin, to the port city of Charleston.”
• Wikipedia Aiken County article.
  This is not really a site devoted to Aiken County history. Here you will find demographic information on Aiken County from the US 2000 Decennial Census. Wikipedia is a historian’s delight however as it contains enormous information about historical events.
• Historical Census Browser - University of Virginia Library
  View census data down to the county level for the period 1790 - 1960.
• South Carolina Department of Archives and History
  Perhaps the most important resource for genealogical research in SC.
• South Carolina Historical Society
• Gregg Papers Collection - USC Aiken Library
  This historical collection consists of documents and memorabilia of the Graniteville Company, a major Southern textile manufacturing firm founded in 1845 by William Gregg.
• Colonial Times Living History Park, North Augusta, SC
• Augusta, Georgia Genealogical Society
  Great resource for genealogical research in the Central Savannah River Area of Georgia and South Carolina.
• Aiken County Government Website
• ABBE - Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield Regional Library System Website
• City of Aiken, SC Website - History page
• City of Aiken, SC Historical Time Line
• Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum
• Collection of historical photographs of the City of Aiken from the Aiken.Net website.
• City of North Augusta, SC Website - History page
• City of Wagener, SC Website - History page