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

Church of the Good Shepard

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Church of the Good Shepard Marker

Inscription. Beginning in 1883 with services held in nearby private homes by Trinity Church, this Episcopal church then constructed a building on Barnwell Street, was organized into a mission, and became a separate parish in 1886. Rt. Rev. Albert S. Thomas, 9th Bishop of S. C., was lay reader of Good Shepherd, 1893-1900. The church moved to this site after the present building was completed in 1901.

Erected 1980 by The Women of the Church. (Marker Number 40-88.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 34° 0.576′ N, 81° 1.865′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is on Blanding Street, on the right when traveling east. Located between Bull Street and Pickens 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1531 Blanding Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 1711 Pickens Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hampton-Preston Mansion, 1965 / Chicora College Students, ca. 1910

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(about 400 feet away); 1715 Pickens Street (about 400 feet away); A Modern Mission for an Old Mansion (about 400 feet away); A Gateway into a Hidden World (about 400 feet away); Memories, Materials, & Modern Means (about 400 feet away); A Gateway into a Privileged World (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Church of the Good Shepard Marker, looking east along Blanding Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

2. Church of the Good Shepard Marker, looking east along Blanding Street

Church of the Good Shepard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

3. Church of the Good Shepard

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 789 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.