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Podcast: Small Town News
Episode: Aiken, SC – A Day in the Life of an Undercover Exterminator
Description: Welcome to the beautiful city of Aiken, South Carolina, "A Place Like No Other"! Located in western South Carolina, the town was incorporated in 1835 at the terminus of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company and named after William Aiken, the railroad's first president. In the late 19th century, Aiken became a wintering spot for wealthy families from the northeast including the Vanderbilts, Astors, and Pinkertons. Because of this influence, the town is home to the Aiken Steeplechase Association and the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum. In 1950, the US Atomic Energy Commission began building the Savannah Rive...