Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Jefferson Davis Highway
January 16, 2026
1. Jefferson Davis Highway Marker
Highway
Erected by the United Daughters
of the Confederacy
Erected 1923 by United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 34° 0.09′ N, 81° 1.941′ W. Memorial is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is on Gervais Street (U.S. 1/378) east of Sumter Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1231 Gervais St, Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sumter Street (a few steps from this marker); Battleship Maine Memorial (a few steps from this marker); James F. Byrnes (a few steps from this marker); Memory of South Carolina Generals (within shouting distance of this marker); Wade Hampton (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish-American War Veterans Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trinity Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away); Trinity Church (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
January 16, 2026
2. Jefferson Davis Highway Marker along U.S. Route 1
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2026. This page has been viewed 27 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 23, 2026.
