Summary
AIKEN - A deadly explosion in downtown Aiken more than 56 years ago was recognized Monday night as city council members agreed to build a monument in memory of the disaster.
Allen Riddick applied for the monument on behalf of the Aiken County Historical Society. It will be erected at the site of the explosion, on the west side of the 100 block of Laurens Street Southwest, near Richland Avenue.See the full content of this document
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Monument to 1953 Aiken Blast Ok'd
The blast on the morning of Jan. 27, 1953, was caused by a natural ga...
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