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

Gadsden Street

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 15, 2025

1. Gadsden Street Marker

Inscription. This street was named for Charlestonian Christopher Gadsden, member of the 1759 Cherokee expedition, the Commons House of Assembly, and the two Continental and Provincial congresses. He also served in several General Assemblies. During the Revolution he became a brigadier general and later served S. C. both as Vice-President and Lieut. Governor. He died in 1805 and is buried in St. Philip's churchyard in Charleston.

Erected 1977 by The Richland County Bicentennial Commission; Sponsored by R. L. Bryan Company. (Marker Number 40-106.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1759.

Location. 33° 59.95′ N, 81° 2.416′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is at the intersection of Gervais Street and Gadsden Street, on the right when traveling east on Gervais 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: Site of Wayside Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); DuPre Building (about 300

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln Street (about 500 feet away); Seaboard Air-Line Railway Station #1 (about 600 feet away); R.L. Bryan Co. Warehouse (about 600 feet away); 9 -11/First Responders Memorial (about 600 feet away); Seaboard Air-Line Railway Station #2 (about 600 feet away); Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . Christopher Gadsden, Wikipedia entry. ...had served in the Royal Navy before becoming customs collector for the port of Charleston. Christopher was sent to school near Bristol, England. He returned to America in 1740, and served as an apprentice in a counting house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... (Submitted on March 23, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

2. Gadsden Street Marker

Gadsden Street Marker, looking east along Gervais Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 28, 2010

3. Gadsden Street Marker, looking east along Gervais Street

Gadsden Street Marker at the corner of Gadsden & Gervais Streets, looking west image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 28, 2010

4. Gadsden Street Marker at the corner of Gadsden & Gervais Streets, looking west

Christopher Gadsden image. Click for full size.

The History of South Carolina Slide Collection by Charles Fraser, 1819

5. Christopher Gadsden

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,313 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 23, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.