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

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Friday’s Ferry

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Inscription. 1 mile west was East Granby Landing of Friday’s Ferry (licensed 1754) across Congaree River. Floods destroyed two bridges built 1791 and 1796 by Wade Hampton I. President Washington crossed here May 22, 1791 on his southern tour. Mt. Tacitus, 3 miles south, was a plantation of Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), four times governor of South Carolina.

Erected 1938 by Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936. (Marker Number 40-41.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 22, 1791.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 33° 58.56′ N, 81° 1.476′ W. Marker was in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It was in Midtown - Downtown. It was at the intersection of Bluff Road (State Highway 48) and Rosewood Drive on Bluff Road. 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: Mill Village Yard (approx. ¼ mile away); Outhouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Original Mill Village Outhouse (approx. ¼ mile away);

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Vintage Tool and Toy Collection (approx. ¼ mile away); Clothes Washing Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Jaco's Corner (approx. ¼ mile away); Quarry - 'Rock Hole' (approx. ¼ mile away); Mill Village Businesses (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

More about this marker. This marker is marked missing on the records of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 32 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 9, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.