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www.MPTownHall.comMOUNT PLEASANT TOWN HALL
All in the
Family
General Contractor
McKnight Construction Company
By Brian Sherman
Photos courtesy of McKnight Construction Company, Inc.
W
ith the world about to sink into the
economic doldrums of The Great
Depression, Mason McKnight Sr. chose
a positive perspective, making a living
by building homes in and around Augusta, Georgia,
and Aiken, South Carolina. Buoyed by the vision and
enthusiasm of three more generations of McKnights, the
company he started in 1929 is still thriving, though long
ago it turned its focus to the commercial side of building.
McKnight Construction Company, Inc., which builds
schools, libraries and other government-related projects
in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, served
as the general contractor for Mount Pleasant’s new Town
Hall. Still headquartered in Augusta, its annual revenues
in 2016 were near the $90-million mark, according to
the founder’s grandson, who now serves as president.
Success has not changed the way the company has been