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

Elliott College

1837

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Elliott College Marker

Inscription. 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 33° 59.903′ N, 81° 1.772′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It can be reached from Sumter Street near College Street, on the right when traveling north. Located on the campus, University of South Carolina, in the Horseshoe. 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: Harper College (here, next to this marker); The L. Marion Gressette Euphradian Society Hall (here, next to this marker); The South Caroliniana Library (within shouting distance of this marker); University of South Carolina World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The South Caroliniana Library (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Memorial Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Site where James Dickey Wrote Deliverance (within shouting distance of this marker); McCutchen House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . Harper-Elliott Colleges. Elliott is best remembered as a botanist. From 1800 to 1808, at his plantation, he wrote the comprehensive scientific study Sketch of the Botany of South Carolina and Georgia. (Submitted on September 7, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Elliott College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 16, 2009

2. Elliott College

The building was named for Stephen Elliott (1777-1830), first president of the Bank of the State of South Carolina.

Stephen Elliott image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Harvard. Edu

3. Stephen Elliott

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 983 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.