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Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken, South Carolina

Aiken

county, South Carolina, United States
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Aiken, county, western South Carolina, U.S. It lies in the stateā€™s sandhill region between the North Fork Edisto River to the northeast and the Savannah River border with Georgia to the southwest. The county is also drained by the South Fork Edisto. Aiken and Redcliffe Plantation state parks are within its boundaries. The area was inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Savannah Indians in the late 18th century. During the U.S. War of Independence colonial patriots defeated Tories...

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