Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lady Street

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Lady Street Marker

Inscription.
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.

Erected 1978 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History, sponsored by Richland County Bicentennial Commission Sponsored By Allen Brothers Milling Co. (Marker Number 40-79.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.

Location. 34° 0.146′ N, 81° 2.024′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Lady Street on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam Veterans & POWs (within shouting distance of this marker); Deluge (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Columbia in the 1960's (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Columbia SC 63 (about 300 feet away); Burning Of Columbia (about 400 feet away); March 2, 1961 Peaceful State House Protest (about 400 feet away); Edwards v. S.C. (about 400 feet away); The Architecture of Strength (about 400 feet away); The North-South Streets in The City Of Columbia / Richardson Street (about 400 feet away); The East-West Streets In The City Of Columbia / Gervais Street (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . .
1. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. As the First Lady, Mrs. Washington hosted many affairs of state at New York and Philadelphia (the capital was moved to Washington D. C. in 1800 under the Adams administration). (Submitted on August 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon, located near Alexandria, Virginia, was the plantation home of the first President of the United States, George Washington. (Submitted on September 13, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Brian Scott, July 25, 2011

2. Lady Street Marker

3. George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. The house and garden where George Washington lived, now an educational tourist attraction. (Submitted on September 13, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

4. Ann Pamela Cunningham. Ann Pamela Cunningham (August 15, 1816 Rosemont Plantation, South Carolina - May 1, 1875) is credited with saving George Washington's beloved home Mount Vernon from ruin and neglect. (Submitted on September 13, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)

Lady Street Marker,(right) at intersection on Main Street, looking north image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 16, 2009

3. Lady Street Marker,(right) at intersection on Main Street, looking north

Lady Street Marker, looking south towards State Capital Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 16, 2009

4. Lady Street Marker, looking south towards State Capital Building

Martha Washington, 1st First Lady image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia

5. Martha Washington, 1st First Lady

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,681 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on September 13, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.