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AIKEN , a See also:city and the See also:county-seat of Aiken county, See also:South Carolina, U.S.A., 17 M. E.N.E. of See also:Augusta, See also:Georgia. Pop. (189o) 2362; (1900) 3414 (2131 of See also:negro descent); (1910) 3911. It is served by the See also:Southern railway, and by an electric See also:line connecting with Augusta. Aiken is a fashionable See also:winter resort, chiefly frequented by Northerners, and is pleasantly situated about 500 ft. above See also:sea level in the See also:heart of the famous See also:sand-See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill and See also:pine-See also:forest region of the See also:state. The dry and unusually equable temperature (mean for winter 50° F., for See also:spring 570 F., and for autumn 64° F.) and the balmy See also:air laden with the fragrance of the pine forests have combined to make Aiken a See also:health and See also:pleasure resort; its See also:climate is said to be especially beneficial for those afflicted with pulmonary diseases. There are See also:fine hotels, See also:club houses and cottages, and the See also:Palmetto See also:Golf Links near the city are probably the finest in the southern states; See also:fox-See also:hunting, See also:polo, See also:tennis and See also:shooting are among the popular See also:sports. There are some excellent drives in the vicinity. The city is the seat of the Aiken See also:Institute (for whites) and the See also:Schofield Normal and See also:Industrial School (for negroes). There are See also:lumber See also:mills, See also:cotton mills and cotton-gins; and cotton, See also:farm products and artificial See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone are exported. Considerable quantities of See also:aluminium are obtained from the See also:kaolin deposits in the vicinity. The city's See also:water See also:supply is obtained from artesian See also:wells. Aiken was settled in the See also:early See also:part of the Igth See also:century, but was not incorporated until 1835, when it was named in See also:honour of See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William Aiken (1806-1887), See also:governor of the state in 1844-1847, and a representative in See also:Congress in 1851-1857.
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