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

Gibbes Green

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Gibbes Green Marker

Inscription. Named for Maj. Wade Hampton Gibbes (1837-1903) prominent Columbian who owned much of the land to the east, Gibbes Green consisted of an area of land bounded by Pendleton, Bull, Pickens, and Greene Streets. Acquired by S. C. College by 1838, the land was kept for many years as open space, serving as a playground, ball field, and park for several generations of Columbians. Davis College, which opened in 1910, was the first building in Gibbes Green.

Erected 1980 by Historic Columbia Foundation. (Marker Number 40-92.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 33° 59.915′ N, 81° 1.596′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It can be reached from Pickens St.. Located Near West side of Pickens Street Pedestrian Bridge, between Pendleton & Greene Streets, University of South Carolina campus, Columbia. 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 Original President's House 1807 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Slavery and the South Carolina College (about 300 feet away); Rutledge College (about 400 feet away); a different

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marker also named Rutledge College (about 400 feet away); DeSaussure College (about 400 feet away); Slave Quarters (about 400 feet away); Mexican Border and World War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Maximilian LaBorde (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . Gibbes Green. So, the fact that records were burned during the Civil War had an effect on the settlement in the area, the expansion of the University, how the streets we use daily developed in the Davis College area, and the building of Davis College. (Submitted on March 27, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)