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

Early Country Homes

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 27, 2010

1. Early Country Homes Marker

Inscription. In this malaria-free sandhill section were the antebellum summer homes of many Columbians: Quinine Hill (Dr. J. M. Taylor, Dr. James Davis); Hilltop (W. J. Taylor); Edgehill (B. F. Taylor); Laurel Hill (D. J. McCord); Cooper's Hill (Thos. Cooper); Windy Hill (Langdon Cheves); Rose Hill (Arthur Middleton); Diamond Hill (Singleton, McDuffie, Hampton).

Erected 1938 by The Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936. (Marker Number 40-39.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 34° 1.158′ N, 80° 59.379′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is at the intersection of Forest Drive (State Highway 12) and North Beltline Blvd (State Highway 16), on the right when traveling west on Forest Drive. Located in the Forest Acres Community of Columbia. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29204, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Diamond Hill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bethel Methodist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute (approx. 1.3 miles away); Paul R. Redfern

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Fisher's Mill on Gill Creek (approx. 1½ miles away); Redfern Field / Paul R. Redfern (approx. 1½ miles away); Gonzales Gardens (approx. 1½ miles away); Early Columbia Racetrack (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Early Country Homes Marker, at the intersection Forest Drive and North Beltline Blvd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 27, 2010

2. Early Country Homes Marker, at the intersection Forest Drive and North Beltline Blvd

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,525 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.