Elmwood Park in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Old State Fair Grounds

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Old State Fair Grounds Marker

Inscription. This square is part of the tract where state fairs were held 1856-61, 1869-1903. The buildings, used 1861-65 for Confederate barracks and hospital, as well as nitre and mining bureau in charge of Joseph LeConte and James Woodrow, were burned by Union troops in 1865.

Erected 1938 by The Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936. (Marker Number 40-10.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 34° 0.705′ N, 81° 2.688′ W. Marker was in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It was in Elmwood Park. It was at the intersection of Elmwood Avenue (U.S. 21) and Gadsden Street, on the right when traveling west on Elmwood Avenue. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 815 US-21, 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: State Fairgrounds (within shouting distance of this marker); South Carolina Memorial Gardens (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Timothy's Episcopal Church (about 700 feet away); Governor's Mansion (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Lace House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boylston House & Boxwood Gardens (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sir George Carteret (approx. 0.2 miles away); Duke of Albemarle (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Marker At This Location titled "State Fairgrounds".

Also see . . . South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Site contains additional history and photos of the Logan School which is the brick building behind the marker. (Submitted on March 2, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)