Satellite map of Hamburg, Aiken County, South Carolina
Map of Hamburg, Aiken County, South Carolina
The ghost town of Hamburg, South Carolina, was once a thriving upriver market located in Edgefield District (now Aiken County) of the Piedmont. It was founded by Henry Shultz in 1821, across the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia, in direct competition with that city (Cordle 1940:82). In its heyday, 60,000 bales of cotton worth $2,000,000 were brought by wagon to Hamburg each year (Chapman 1897:237). This cotton continued by pole boat or steam boat to the ports of Charleston or Savannah for subsequent shipment to manufacturers in New England or Europe.
Latitude: 33° 28' 28.19" N
Longitude: -81° 57' 16.79" W
Nearest city to this article: Augusta, Georgia
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