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  • Aiken-Edgefield-McCORMICK Chapters

     

    Established in 1785, Edgefield County is a part of the Aiken/Augusta metropolitan statistical area. It is located on the Savannah River just north of Augusta and north-west of Aiken County, covering an area of 506 square miles. It has a population of approximately 27,000 (2010 census.) As the Savannah and Edisto Rivers gently flow by peach orchards, live oaks, and charming homes, you sense the gentility and the hospitality that have been a tradition in western South Carolina since colonial days.

  • The county has three incorporated municipalities; Edgefield, the County seat, Johnston and Trenton. The county’s economy is balanced with approximately equal sectors of agriculture, manufacturing and services. It is divided by the fall line with the north-western two thirds in the Piedmont and one third in the sandhill and ridge country. Then you notice something surprising about this area: it isn’t sleepy. In fact, as you look around, you see evidence of technological innovation and advancement. That’s a tradition here, too. For more than half a century, our part of South Carolina has provided fertile soil for the development and application of leading-edge research and innovation, as well as some of the world’s most advanced manufacturing.

    From the groundbreaking work at the Savannah River Site, a facility operated by the U.S. Department of Energy, to laboratories belonging to America’s most innovative companies, the Aiken and Edgefield region continues to provide the thinking that will advance the nation, while our legacy of hard work and a job well done transforms those ideas into profitable products. Add in a solid commitment to technical education and workforce training; extraordinary access by road, rail, air, and water; and remarkably affordable costs of doing business, and it’s easy to see why you’ll feel right at home here. Edgefield County is one of the largest peach producers in the United States and hence, thousands of rural acres color the area in a blaze of peach blossoms every spring. In April, Johnston celebrates this spectacular display of nature with its annual Peach Blossom Festival, and in nearby Trenton the annual Peach Festival in June draws thousands of people from all over the southeast. Edgefield County is also the home of the headquarters for the National Wild Turkey Federation which is one of the most respected conservation organizations of its kind in the United States. Many historians agree that few counties anywhere in the South can claim a history as full of color and controversy as the Old Edgefield District. Over its 225 year history it has produced many prominent leaders of the State and Nation. Historic homes and churches, and a remarkable collection of original County documents dating back to 1785 draw thousands of researchers and tourists each year.

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