Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 7
Introduction 9
Part I Aiken
Aiken Lays Claim to Antebellum Poet 11
Novel Highlights Aiken's Role in Civil War 15
Aiken County Museum Reveals Treasures Inside and Out 17
Hopeland Gardens Linked to Racing Controversy 20
Aiken Monuments Memorialize the "Lost Cause" 23
Pickens-Salley House Celebrates Two Great Women 27
Aiken Boasts Masterpiece of Religious Art 30
Celebrated Pianist Once Called Aiken Home 33
Free-Spirited Writer Led Transatlantic life 36
Sculpture Depicts America's "Assistant President" 39
Courthouse Mural Sparks Controversy 42
Meaning of Campus Sculpture Decoded 45
Part II Augusta
Eighteenth-Century Naturalist Explored CSRA 49
Augusta Preserves Tangible Connections to Two Signers 52
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home Offers Model of Restoration 55
Augusta Breathes New Life into Old Canal 58
Controversial Novels Straddle Both Sides of River 60
Frank Yerby House Gets Second Chance 63
Part III Edgefield
Willowbrook Cemetery Deserves Restoration 71
Enslaved Potter Left His Mark 71
Oakley Park Stands as Red Shirt Shrine 74
Graves Tell Stories of Two Carolinas 77
Part IV And Beyond
South Carolina Native Became First National Architect 83
Redcliffe Plantation Recalls Heyday of King Cotton 86
Harlem Museum Showcases Legendary Comedians 89
Park Interprets South Carolina's Only Preserved Civil War Battlefield 91
Barnwell's Famous Sundial Marks More than Time 94
Artist Receives South Carolina's Greatest Honor 97
Interest in Romantic Novelist Revived 100
Trinity Churchyard Serves as State Pantheon 102
South Carolina Retains Ties to Confederate Diarist 105
Statehouse Monuments Offer Stories in Stone108
National Park Commemorates Revolutionary War's longest Siege 113
Burt-Stark Mansion Recalls End of Civil War 115
Abbeville Paintings Preserve Moments of Southern Past 118
Antebellum Charleston Mansion Has Aiken Ties 121
Bibliography 125
About the Author 127