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Thomas Hitchcock and his wife spent virtually every winter at their 3,000-acre (12 km 2) estate in Aiken, South Carolina where in 1892 he founded the Palmetto Golf Club. At that time, the city served as a winter playground for many of the country's wealthiest families such the Vanderbilts and the Whitneys.
1244853 [6] Website. www .cityofaikensc .gov. Aiken is the most populous city in, and the county seat of, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. [9] [10] According to 2020 census, the population was 32,025, [11] making it the 15th-most populous city in South Carolina, and one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area.
In 1898, Sibyl Whitney suffered a horse riding accident at their estate, Joye Cottage, in the Aiken Winter Colony (now known as Hitchcock Woods) in Aiken, South Carolina, and died at age forty-one on May 6, 1899. Whitney was a member of Ward McAllister's "Four Hundred" as well as the Patriarch Society until its dissolution in April 1897.
Mar. 7—The City of Aiken has received the Municipal Association of South Carolina 2022 Achievement Award in the "Public Works" category for the innovative Hitchcock Woods Stormwater Project. "It ...
Jun. 18—The Aiken City Council on Monday pumped the brakes on the Hitchcock Woods stormwater project, as proposals for the venture came in millions of dollars over expectations. Seven bids were ...
Ranking 32nd, Laurens Street in Aiken was described as a charming main street that features shops and galleries, while the nearby Hitchcock Woods, Aiken Training Track, and annual Aiken Spring ...
Born in Aiken, South Carolina, Hitchcock learned the sport of polo from his parents, Louise and Thomas Hitchcock Sr. His father was a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse trainer who had been a 10-goal polo player and helped found the Meadowbrook Polo Club on Long Island , New York , and who captained the American team in the inaugural 1886 ...
Location of Aiken County in South Carolina. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Aiken County, South Carolina. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The locations of National Register ...