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

Richland Street

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Richland Street Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 1978 by Richland County Bicentennial Commission Sponsored By Capitol Electric Supply. (Marker Number 40-74.)

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 month for this entry is November 1786.

Location. 34° 0.63′ N, 81° 2.239′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Richland Street, on the right when traveling north 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jefferson Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Laurel Street (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); City Hall (about 500 feet away); The Walls Came Tumbling Down

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(about 600 feet away); Ebenezer Lutheran Church (about 600 feet away); Ladson Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sidney Park C.M.E. Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1644 Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Richland Street Marker, looking north at Main Street intersection image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 16, 2009

2. Richland Street Marker, looking north at Main Street intersection

Richland Street Marker, looking south along Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 16, 2009

3. Richland Street Marker, looking south along Main Street

Richland Street and Lincoln Street, Governors Mansion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 16, 2009

4. Richland Street and Lincoln Street, Governors Mansion

Gov. Mansion as seen from Gadsden and Richland Streets image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 16, 2009

5. Gov. Mansion as seen from Gadsden and Richland Streets

<i>A Glimpse of the "City Beautiful," Richland Street, Columbia, S. C.</i> image. Click for full size.

circa 1910

6. A Glimpse of the "City Beautiful," Richland Street, Columbia, S. C.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 895 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on October 2, 2015. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.