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

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Site of Carolina Hall

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Inscription. After Red Shirt campaign of 1876 Wade Hampton was inaugurated governor of South Carolina at Carolina Hall which stood in center of this square. During the dual government that followed, the Democratic House of Representatives (Wallace House) met here until the Hampton administration gained possession of the State House.

Erected 1938 by Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936. (Marker Number 40-19.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 34° 0.27′ N, 81° 2.004′ W. Marker was in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It was in Midtown - Downtown. It was at the intersection of Washington Street and Sumter Street on Washington Street. It was installed on the grounds of the fourth Richland County Courthouse. That courthouse and its courthouse square no longer exists.. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Midlands.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Poulin | Willey | Anastopoulo (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Palmetto Building (about 400 feet away);

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Court House Square (about 400 feet away); Washington Street (about 400 feet away); Ordinance of Secession (about 500 feet away); Site of Columbia Female Academy (about 500 feet away); Site of Columbia High School (about 500 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

More about this marker. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History reports “Originally installed in front of old Richland County Courthouse. Neither the marker nor courthouse are extant.”

Additional keywords. Reconstruction

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 9, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.