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MOUNT 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