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Aiken County’s 150th birthday a celebration of diversity Follow Us Question of the Day AIKEN, S.C. (AP) - Buy or bake a cake and put some candles on it. It’s Aiken County’s 150th birthday. On March 10, 1871, South Carolina Gov. Robert K. Scott signed the legislative act that authorized its creation. TOP STORIES The date is easy to pinpoint. Much more difficult to determine, however, is the person or persons who should get the credit for Aiken County’s founding. “It’s a c...