History Timeline

Louise (Lulie) Eustis and Thomas Hitchcock, Jr. marry, move into Aiken residence, Mon Repose, for the winter season

Thomas Hitchcock, Jr. and William C. Whitney buy 8000 acres for hunting preserve

Hitchcocks start Aiken Hunt

Aiken Hunt registered with the newly-formed, national Master of Foxhounds Association

W. C. Whitney sells his land to Francis Hitchcock, Tommy’s brother, for Lulie Hitchcock

Aiken Axe Club formed to build hunt jumps in the Woods

Lulie Hitchcock hosts first Aiken Horse Show in the Woods

Lulie Hitchcock converts the Aiken Hunt from a live hunt to a drag hunt

Memorial Gate dedicated to Francis R. Hitchcock

Hitchcock family establishes Hitchcock Foundation and donates original 1191 acres to the Foundation

Foundation purchases additional 230 acres from six Hitchcock heirs

Management Plan for protection and preservation of the Hitchcock Woods forest developed by the Foundation

Conservation easement donated to SC Department of Natural Resources