| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 1896 Power Plant |
| |
To meet growing demands for electricity, the
Columbia Water and Power Company
constructed this power plant, the Columbia
Hydro Plant, in 1896. It replaced the 1894
power facility upstream. This Hydro Plant provided
power for city lights, trolleys and manufacturing
plants. Still operating with its original turbines, it
is owned by the City of Columbia, and operated by
SCG&E. The brick powerhouse contains seven
turbine-generators with a total of 10,600 kilowatts,
and produces about 48 million kilowatts per year. — Map (db m7351) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-90 — Assembly Street |
| | In 1786, when Columbia was established as the
State Capital, the General Assembly decided
that two principal thoroughfares should run
perpendicular to each other through the
center of town. One of these, Assembly Street,
was named for the General Assembly, which
first met in Columbia in 1790 in South Carolina's
new State House, a building designed by James
Hoban, who later designed the White House. — Map (db m7498) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-105 — Barnwell Street |
| | This street is named for General John Barnwell, St. Helena's Parish. He was elected to the Provincial Congress of 1775-76 and to the 1776 General Assembly. A captain in the First Provincial Regiment, he was major, colonel and brigadier general in the malitia, 1779-81. Barnwell was captured in Charlestown in 1780 and later imprisoned on the schooner Pack-Horse. From 1778 until his death in 1800, he served several terms in the S.C. Senate. — Map (db m21743) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Battleship Maine Memorial |
| | This gun came off the Battleship Maine
The Sinking of the Maine resulted in the Spanish American War
1898 — Map (db m7503) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-25 — Birthplace of General Maxcy Gregg |
| | Maxcy Gregg, Confederate General and leader
in Southern Rights Movement, was born Aug. 1,
1815 in a house on this site. Member of committee
which framed the ordinance of secession, Dec. 1860;
Colonel 1st Regiment South Carolina Volunteers;
Brigadier General in 1861. Mortally wounded at
Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862; died two days later. — Map (db m21775) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-66 — Blanding Street |
| | Originally named Walnut Street, Blanding Street was by 1869 renamed for Abram Blanding, a Massachusetts native who came to Columbia in 1797 to take charge of Columbia Male Academy. Blanding was admitted to the bar in 1802 and served two terms in the legislature. He built the city's first water works, was a Trustee of South Carolina College, and S.C. Superintendent of Public Works. His house was located on the NW corner of Blanding and Marion streets. Blanding died in 1839. — Map (db m21823) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-78 — Blossom Street |
| | This street is thought to take its name from the cotton blossom. Cotton became an important commercial crop in South Carolina after the cotton gin was patented by Eli Whitney in 1794. A variety of cotton, known as Sea Island cotton and grown along coastal South Carolina, was especially prized for its long staple. — Map (db m21777) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-63 — Bull Street |
| | This street was named for Brigadier General Stephen Bull (c. 1733-1800). Grandson of Lt. Gov. William Bull I, Stephen was a member of the Commons House of Assembly, the First Provincial Congress, the First General Assembly. He saw military action in the Battle of Beaufort and Savannah campaign and later served in the S.C. Senate and House of Representatives. He is buried at Sheldon Church, Beaufort County. — Map (db m21719) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 11 — Cemetery of the Columbia Hebrew Benevolent Society |
| | In this cemetery, 2½ blocks south, on Gadsden Street, are buried many distinguished Jewish citizens, including two mayors of Columbia: Mordecai Hendricks DeLeon (1791-1849) and Henry Lyons (1805-1858). The Benevolent Society was organized in 1822: charted 1834. — Map (db m21874) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-67 — College Street |
| | This street, originally named Medium Street and part of the original 1786 Columbia Plan, bisected the area which was to be the campus of South Carolina College. The college, established in 1801 by an act of the General Assembly, later became the University of South Carolina. Medium Street was renamed College Street shortly after 1891. — Map (db m21848) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — S-6/40-37 — Columbia Canal |
| |
Completed 1824. Important link in the
system of waterways transporting
freight between the up country and
Charleston. Supplanted by railroads for
transportation after 1850. Leased to
Confederate Government to run powder
works. Enlarged 1880-95 and since sold
to seccessive electric power companies. — Map (db m11319) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Confederate Monument |
| | ( West Face)
To South Carolina's Dead
Of The
Confederate Army
1861 1865
( North face)
This monument
perpetuates the memory ,
of those who
true to the instincts of their birth,
faithful to the teachings of their fathers,
constant in their love for the State,
died in the performance of their duty:
Who
have glorified a fallen cause
by the simple manhood of their lives,
the patient endurance of suffering,
and the heroism of death,
and . . . — Map (db m17048) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-38 — Congaree River Bridges |
| |
This river took its name from the Congaree Indians, a Siouan tribe which occupied the valley until the Yamassee War in 1715. The first wooden bridge here was completed in 1827. It was burned to delay the advance of Sherman's Army in 1865, rebuilt in 1870. A concrete bridge was completed in 1927. — Map (db m7366) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Doolittle Raiders |
| |
Symbolizing the strength and endurance of South Carolinians, these Palmetto trees commemorate the Columbia trained Doolittle Raiders whose courage and patriotism in the early hours of World War II rallied
a beleagured nation to save Western civization and all mankind from a descent into another Dark Age.
Presented to the City of Columbia by Columbia Green and John and Mary Rainey On The Occasions of the Raiders' 50th (1992) and 60th (2002) Reunions — Map (db m7370) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Elliott College — 1837 |
| | Named for Stephen Elliott, first president of the Bank of the State of South Carolina and noted botanist. Elliot College, a residence hall, was one of the first historic Horseshoe buildings to undergo extensive remodeling under the Horseshoe Restoration Program and served as a prototype of the restoration of other Horseshoe residences. — Map (db m22241) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-68 — Elmwood Avenue |
| | This street , originally named Upper Street, was the northernmost street in the original Columbia plan. The plan of the city depicted an area two miles square divided into lots of one-half acre; eight acres were reserved for erecting public buildings. Upper Street was renamed Elmwood Avenue shortly after 1872 for adjacent Elmwood Cemetery, which was incorporated in 1854. — Map (db m21850) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-60R — Gervais Street |
| | Named for John Lewis Gervais
(C. 1742-1798 ) who was educated
in Germany, emigrated first to
England, arrived in Charleston in
1764 with a letter of introduction
to Henry Laurens. He served in
the American Revolution, took
part in the defense of Charleston,
was a member of the Continental
Congress, S.C. Senate member
from Ninety Six, he introduced
the bill which resulted in selection
of the site of Columbia as Capital
of S.C. — Map (db m7637) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Gervais Street Bridge |
| |
The first bridge at Gervais Street was a covered wooden structure built in 1827 by the Columbia Bridge Company. It remained until 1865 when Confederate soldiers burned it and other bridges to delay the
advance of Sherman's troops. Rebuilt in 1870, the bridge was privately owned until 1912 when Richland and Lexington counties bought it. The current 1,415-foot-long bridge opened in 1927. It was considered
remarkable for its time due to its use of reinforced concrete and its status as . . . — Map (db m7365) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Gonzales Tribute |
| | (West face)
Erected By popular subscription A Tribute To the worth and service of N.G. Gonzales, Born August 5, 1858, Died January 19,1903. —–— "Faithful unto death." Gonzales
(North face) A great editor An eminent citizen An honest man "Without fear and without reproach" His fellow citizens rear this monument to perpetuate his memory. (South face) Founder and first editor of The State —— For twelve years . . . — Map (db m21926) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 12 — Governor's Mansion |
| | Arsenal Academy, converted from a state arsenal, occupied this square from 1842 to 1865 when Union troops burned all the Academy buildings except Officers' Quarters, erected 1855. Since 1868 this building has been the Governor's Mansion. — Map (db m21872) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-80 — Gregg Street |
| | (Front text)
Richard Winn, for whom this street was first named, was born in Virginia in 1750 and came to South Carolina as a young man. He fought throughout the Revolution (including the battles of Hanging Rock, Fish Dam Fords, Blackstock's) and became a brigadier general in 1783. One of Columbia's original commissionere, he later was lieutenant governor and also served in the General Assembly and Congress. He died in Tennessee in 1818. (Reverse text) Maxcy Gregg, native . . . — Map (db m21760) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-91 — Harden Street |
| | This street was named for William Harden, a native South Carolinian. In 1776 he was given command of Ft. Lyttelton near Beaufort by the Second Provincial Congress of which he was a member. In 1781, serving as colonel under Francis Marion, he commanded patriot forces which captured British troops both at Four Holes and Ft. Balfour at Pocotaligo. He died in 1785 while senator from Prince William's Parish, Beaufort District. — Map (db m21776) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Harnessing Water Power |
| |
Downstream from where the current Gervais Street
Bridge now stands, Dr. Frederick W. Green owned and operated a lumberyard, and ran a grist mill to grind flour and corn. A native of New England, Green came South in the 1830s. Water from the canal ran his businesses. Until the end of the 19th century, most communities had at least one gristmill. Larger towns, such as Columbia, had at least one lumber operation. This mill was one of several that existed along the Broad and Congaree Rivers . . . — Map (db m7362) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Harper College — 1848 |
| | Erected on the site of an earlier building that had served as the campus dining hall, Harper was part of an extensive mid-century construction program undertaken to accommodate an increase in enrollment. The building was named for William Harper (1790-1847, class of 1808), the first matriculate of the South Carolina College and the first Euphradian Society president, who who went on to become a noted South Carolina judge and U.S. Senator. Harper College continues to serve as a resident hall and . . . — Map (db m22236) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-82 — Henderson Street |
| | This street is named for Brig. Gen. William Henderson who was in the Third S.C. Regiment at the fall of Charleston in 1780. He was captured, imprisoned, and later exchanged. In 1781, he was wounded while commanding a brigade at the Battle of Eutaw Springs. When General Sumter resigned in 1782, Henderson was named brigadier general of State Troops, a post
he held until 1783. He served in the Second Provincial Congress (1775-76) and in the S.C. House. He died in 1788. — Map (db m21741) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Here Stood The State House |
| | Built 1786-1790
James Hoban Architect
Burned By Sherman's Troops
February 17, 1865 — Map (db m7386) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-151 — Israelite Sunday School / Columbia's First Synagogue |
| | Israelite Sunday School The Israelite Sunday School, the first Jewish religious school in Columbia and the seventh in the United States, met in a building on this site until 1865. Founded in 1843 to give the city's Jewish children "an intimate... and full exposition of our faith," it was supported by the Columbia Hebrew Benevolent Society. Its 20-30 students first met nearby in space donated by a member of the society. (Reverse text) Columbia's First Synagogue
In 1846 the . . . — Map (db m21925) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Jefferson Davis Highway |
| | Erected by the United Daughters
of the Confederacy
1923 — Map (db m7482) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-130 — Jefferson Hotel |
| | (Front text)
The Jefferson Hotel, designed and built by Columbia entrepreneur and contractor John Jefferson Cain (1869-1929), stood here at the corner of Main and Laurel Streets from 1913 until 1968. The hotel (also sometimes called the Hotel Jefferson) was built in 1912-13 at a cost of $250,000. Notable features included Indiana limestone on the 1st and 6th story exteriors and mahogany, marble, and terra cotta tile throughout the lobby, dining room and ballroom. ( Reverse text . . . — Map (db m21895) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-79 — Lady Street |
| | One of the original streets in the 1786 Columbia plan. Lady Street is thought to have been named for Martha Custis Washington, the new nation's first lady whom South Carolina wished to honor. Lady Washington presided over the President's home, Mount Vernon, a national landmark which was saved from destruction in 1859 by South Carolinian Ann Pamela Cunningham, organizer and first regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union. — Map (db m21791) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-73 — Laurel Street |
| | This street probably takes its name from the cherry laurel (Laurocerasus caroliniana) and the mountain laurel ( Kalmia latifolia), both of which are indigenous to South Carolina. Laurel Street is one of the original streets in the 1786 plan of Columbia. — Map (db m21844) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Legare College — 1848 |
| | Originally designed as a residence hall, Legare College replaced a library and science building erected on this site in 1817. Legare College was named for Hugh Swinton Legare, a South Carolina College graduate who served as Attorney General of the United States. Federal military offices were located here after the Civil War. Today Legare College is a residence hall and houses administrative offices of the Department of Military Science. — Map (db m22151) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Lieber College — 1837 |
| | Named for Francis Lieber (1800-1872), one of the most distinguished scholars in the history of the University. A native of Prussia, Lieber migrated to America in 1827 and was elected chair of history and political economy at South Carolina College in 1835. While at South Carolina, Lieber authored the Manual of Political Ethics, Legal and Political Hermeneutics, and On Civil Liberty and Self Government, establishing him as America's first systematic political scientist. . . . — Map (db m22122) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-89 — Marion Street |
| | This street was named for Francis Marion, one of the three S.C. Partisan Generals during the American Revolution. The guerrilla tactics against the British by Marion and his Partisan band earned for him the name of "Swamp Fox." Congress voted its thanks to Marion for distinguished service in the battles of Parkers Ferry and Eataw Springs, both fought in 1781. — Map (db m21715) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — McCutchen House — 1813 |
| | McCutchen House, named for Prefessor George McCutchen, was the second faculty residence built on the South Carolina College campus. It continued in that capacity until 1945 when the University stopped providing faculty housing and the Registrar's Office moved into this building. McCutchen House later served as home of the College of Nursing. During the Horseshoe renovations in the early 1970s, the building's purpose was changed again, becoming the Faculty House Club.
Today, a portion of the . . . — Map (db m22200) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Monument to South Carolina Women of the Confederacy |
| | (North face)
To The
South Carolina Women
Of The Confederacy 1861-1865 —
Reared By The Men Of Their State 1909-11
(West face) In this monument Generations unborn shall hear the voice Of a grateful people Testifying to the sublime devotion Of the women of South Carolina In their country's need. Their unconquerable spirit Strengthened the thin lines of gray. Their tender care was solace to the stricken. Reverence for God and unfaltering faith in a . . . — Map (db m21928) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-61 — Pickens Street — ( Columbia S.C. ) |
| | This street was named for Andrew Pickens (1739-1817). One of the three S.C. Partisan Generals in the Revolution, he fought in the battles of Cowpens and Eutaw Springs both in 1781. Pickens served fourteen years in the S.C. House of Representatives, four in the S.C. Senate and two in Congress. From 1785 to 1791, he was appointed several times by Congress to treat with the Indians. He is buried at Old Stone Church near Pendleton. — Map (db m21720) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Pinckney College — 1837 |
| | Pinckney College, constructed in 1837, honors a prominent South Carolina family.
Notables members include Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), who served as South Carolina governor and U.S. senator. He authored the "Pinckney Draft" at the Federal Constitutional Convention in 1787. Another noted family member is Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825), a lawyer, soldier, statesman, and diplomat. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. A strong supporter of the efforts to establish . . . — Map (db m22124) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-59F — Richardson Street |
| | Columbia's chief business street, Main,
was first named Richardson Street, for
Richard Richardson (1704-1780). This
Virginia native settled in present
Clarendon County; served in the "Snow
Campaign" of 1775; was commissioned
Brigadier General in 1778; was a member
of the Commons House of Assembly, the
First and Second Provincial Congresses,
and First General Assembly. Six S.C.
Governors are amoung his descendants. — Map (db m7549) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-74 — Richland Street |
| | One of the original streets in the 1786 Columbia plan. Richland Street was probably named after Richland County, which had been so designated by an act of the General Assembly in 1785. By November 1786, two town commissioners, Alexander Gillon and Thomas Taylor, owned lots on this street. The Governor's Mansion is located on Richland Street. — Map (db m21847) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway |
| | Erected 1938
Committee
Mrs. Louis LeVander Walden, Chairman
Mrs. D. McK. Winter · Mrs. Eugene R. Buckingham
Mrs. J. Robt. Martin · Mrs. D. L. Husbands
This marker donated by the City of Columbia — Map (db m7501) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-125 — Seaboard Air Line Passenger Station |
| | [Front of Marker]:
This depot, built by the Seaboard Air Line Railway
in 1904, was the third passenger depot built in
Columbia, following the South Carolina Railroad
Depot on Gervais St., built about 1850, and the
Union Station on Main St., built in 1902. This depot
and its adjacent baggage room was an alternative
to Union Station, which served passengers on the
Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railway.
[Reverse of Marker]:
This depot and baggage room were listed . . . — Map (db m7641) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-77 — Senate Street |
| | The South Carolina General Assembly created Columbia as the state's capital city in 1786, and Senate Street was named for the upper house of that legislative body. In 1790, the General Assembly, which designated that the town be located on the Congaree River near Friday's Ferry, first met in Columbia in the new State House, designed by James Hoban, who later designed the White House. — Map (db m21873) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-13 — Site of Palmetto Iron Works |
| | On the SW corner of this square was located the Palmetto Armory, later called Palmetto Iron Works, originally built for converting flint and steel muskets into percussion guns. Arms and munitions were manufactured here during the Confederate War, 1861-1865. — Map (db m21802) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — South Carolina State Vietnam War Memorial |
| | In memory of the sons and daughters of South Carolina who lost their lives in the service of their country in Vietnam. — Map (db m13489) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-83 — Sumter Street |
| | [Front text]:
A Virginia native who came to South
Carolina ca. 1765, General Thomas
Sumter was a leader in civil as well
as military affairs. He served in the
First and Second Provincial
Congresses, in the S.C. General
Assembly, as U.S. Congressman
and U.S. Senator. South Carolina's
last Revolutionary War general, he
died in 1832 at his Sumter District
home in Stateburg, where he was
a large landowner and planter.
His tomb there notes him as a
founder of the Republic. . . . — Map (db m7651) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-81 — Taylor Street |
| | ( Front Text )
Named for the Taylor family, this street is one of the original streets in the 1786 Columbia plan. Thomas Taylor was a member of the first and second Provincial Congresses, the General Assembly, and was a trustee of S.C. College. In 1791 he escorted President Washington into Columbia. Taylor died in 1833. His son, John, was a planter. lawyer. Governor (1826-28), first intendant of Columbia, and a member of Congress (1807-16). He died in 1832.
( Reverse Text ) . . . — Map (db m21812) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-101 — The Big Apple |
| | Originally built 1907-1910 as the House of Peace Synagogue and located 100 yards south, this building was sold in1936 and shortly thereafter became a black nightclub known as the Big Apple. A dance by this name originated here and soon swept the country, inspiring the song, "The Big Apple," which was recorded by Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra. "The Big Apple" became a best-selling hit in September of 1937. — Map (db m21900) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-60F — The East - West Streets In The City Of Columbia |
| | The streets of Columbia running from
east to west ( with a few exceptions )
were named for products important
in the State's economy, for the two
Taylor plantations on which the new
Capitol was located and for prominent
individuals such as Gervais, author of
the bill establishing Columbia as Capitol. — Map (db m7487) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — The L. Marion Gressette Euphradian Society Hall |
| | The Euphradian Society Hall, established in 1806, moved into an elegant new hall on the third floor of Harper College in 1848. The hall resounded with orations and debates for over one hundred and thirty years, until the Society became inactive in 1979. One of the Euphradian Society's most illustrious alumni was Lawrence Marion Gressette (1902-1984, class
of 1924), who served as secretary and vice-president of the society. Gressette went on to distinguish himself both in private law practice . . . — Map (db m22237) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-59R — The North-South Streets in The City Of Columbia |
| | The north-south streets,laid out in the two
mile square of the orininal city of Columbia
in 1786, were named ( except for Assembly )
for generals and officers who fought in the
American Revolution. Most of these were
native Americans, but one was the
Polish Count Pulaski. — Map (db m7476) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — The South Caroliniana Library |
| | This was the first separate college library building erected in the United States.The architect of the exterior is not known, but the reading room is copied from Bulfinch's Library of Congress. The central portion was completed in May 1840, the fire proof wings were added in 1927. The building served as the library of the college and university until 1940, when it became the South Caroliniana Library. — Map (db m21938) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — The South Caroliniana Library — 1840 |
| | The central portion of this structure is the oldest freestanding college library in the United States and has served continuously as a library since its completion in 1840. It is based upon design elements by South Carolina native and nineteenth-century federal architect Robert Mills. Its reading room was inspired by Charles Bulfinch's 1818 design for the
US Capitol's Library of Congress room, which was destroyed by fire in 1851. Known only as the College Library for its first 100 years, . . . — Map (db m22093) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-122 — The State House |
| | [Front of Marker]:
Columbia was founded in 1786, replacing Charleston as the state capital. The first State House here, built in 1789, was a small wooden building just W. of this site. Construction on this State House, designed by John R. Niernsee, began in 1855; exterior walls were
almost complete when work was suspended in 1863 during the Civil War. In February 1865 Union troops burned the old State House, shelled this unfinished building, and raised the United States flag over it. . . . — Map (db m7381) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — The State House of South Carolina |
| | [Upper Inscription]:
The architect of this State House was
John R. Niernsee
born in Vienna, Austria, May 27, 1823
Died in Columbia June 7, 1885
Buried in St. Peter's Churchyard
[Lower Marker]:
The State House of
South Carolina
Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States Of America
1980 — Map (db m7372) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-1 — Trinity Episcopal Church |
| | Parish organized 1812. Original
Church dedicated 1814; Present
church 1846. In the churchyard lie
buried three Wade Hamptons;
Thomas Cooper, Educator; Henry
Timrod, Poet; W.C. Preston, U.S.
Senator; Five Governors of S.C.:
Three Mannings, Hampton and
Thompson; Soldiers of the
Revolutionary and later American
Wars, including Colonel Peter
Horry, Generals Ellison Capers,
John S. Preston and States Rights
Gist . — Map (db m11246) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-27 — University of South Carolina |
| | Chartered in 1801 as the S.C. College, opened January 10, 1805. Entire student body volunteered for Confederate service, 1861. Soldiers' Hospital, 1862 - 65. Rechartered as U. of S.C. in 1865. Radical Control 1873-77. Closed 1877- 80. College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts 1880-82. S. C. College 1882 - 87. U. of S. C. 1887 - 90. S. C. College 1890 - 1905. U. of S. C. 1906.
Faithful Index to the Ambitions and Fortunes of the State — Map (db m21918) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-71 — Washington Street |
| | This street is named for George Washington, commander of the Continental Army throughout the Revolution, first President of the United States, and president of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Early in his presidency, Washington toured the southern states. He visited South Carolina in 1791 and spent May 22-24 in the new capitol city, Columbia. While here, he attended a public dinner in the new State House. — Map (db m21768) |
| South Carolina (Richland County), Columbia — 40-62 — Williams Street / Gist Street |
| | Williams Street
This street was named for Otho H. Williams, Brig. Gen. Of Continental Army during the American Revolution. Williams served as adjutant general under Southern Army commanders Gates and Greene and saw military action in the battles of Camden, Guilford Courthouse, Hobkirk Hill, and Eutaw Springs. He commanded the light corps which protected Greene during a portion of his retreat across N.C. in 1781.
Gist Street
This street was named for Mordecai Gist, brigadier . . . — Map (db m11247) |
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