Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site of Columbia Female Academy
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010
1. Site of Columbia Female Academy Marker
Authorized by legislature 1792, the Columbia Female Academy was located here from about 1820 to 1883, when this property was leased to Columbia Public School Commissioners, two of whom still represent the Academy Board. The remodeled academy became the first Columbia High School, in use until 1915.
Erected 1938 by The Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936. (Marker Number 40-20.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
Location. 34° 0.297′ N, 81° 1.919′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is on Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. Located between Marion Street and North Sumter 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 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Columbia High School (a few steps from this marker); Washington Street Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Washington Street Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church Confederate Veterans Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cecil Herbert Land D.D.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Carolina Hall (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010
2. Site of Columbia Female Academy Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010
3. Site of Columbia Female Academy Marker
Today the site is a part of The First Baptist Church, sharing its location with the Columbia High School marker, along Washington Street
Photographed by Brian Scott, July 25, 2011
4. Site of Columbia Female Academy Marker (r)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,535 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on August 15, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
