Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Mainigault's Funeral Home
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Congaree Casket Company
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 16, 2026
1. Mainigault's Funeral Home side of the marker
Manigault's Funeral Home. This was the original site of Manigault-Gaten-Williams Funeral Home, est. 1923 and later run by the family of co-founder William Marion Manigault (1885-1940). Born in Kingville, Manigault was a veteran of Troop K, 10th Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers), who became an undertaker after moving to Columbia in 1908. He ran the business with his wife, Annie Rivers Manigault, and his children, Anna May and Walter, both licensed embalmers.
Congaree Casket Company. In c. 1930, the family opened the Congaree Casket Company on this site. It was one of the only such Black-owned firms then in the U.S. The company sold caskets to funeral directors across S.C. and the southeastern U.S. This site also included a 225-seat chapel, a casket showroom, and garages, with additional showrooms in Charleston and Georgetown. In 1959, the business moved to Two Notch Rd. to make way for the expansion of U.S.C.
Erected 2021 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History, sponsored by the 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association of the Buffalo Soldiers and the Manigault Family. (Marker Number 40-218.)
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Location. 33° 59.721′ N, 81° 1.849′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is on Main Street south of Greene Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 745 Main St, 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 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: "Commissioners' Oak" (within shouting distance of this marker); College Street (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Parade Ground (approx.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 16, 2026
2. Congaree Casket Company side of the marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 16, 2026
3. Mainigault's Funeral Home / Congaree Casket Company Marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 16, 2026
4. Mainigault's Funeral Home / Congaree Casket Company Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 24, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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