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Photographer: Arsenal Hill Marker
Caption: Upper left picture
Additional Description: Finley Park is one of Arsenal Hills most recognized features. Inspired by a park established by publisher/councilman Algernon Sidney Johnston in the 1840s, this contemporary green space adds vitality to Columbia's downtown. This 1859 panoramic drawing captured the earlier park's pastoral setting in vivid detail as well as a number of city landmarks still present. Construction in 1899 of an industrial/commercial district by Seaboard Airline Railroad demolished the decades old attraction. However, 90 years later this area became a park again under the guidence of Mayor Kirkman Finley for whom the park was renamed. Panaramic View of Columbia South Carolina, 1859, by Augustus Grinevald. Image courtesy South Caroliniana Library,University of South Carolina.

Submitted: April 12, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p149910
File Size: 0.240 Megabytes

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