Describing Aiken as horse country is an understatement considering the large role equestrians have played in the area’s heritage and in the current makeup of the city. During the 1830s a railroad was blazed between Charleston and Hamburg, and it included a stop in Aiken. Thanks to this new form of transportation, Aiken began welcoming more people coming to escape summer heat and malaria threats elsewhere and to reap the health benefits of its mild climate, pine-scented dry air and spring water. Learn More...