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

Arsenal Hill

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

1. Arsenal Hill Marker

Inscription. Situated within the two-mile square grid that defined Columbia's original city limits in 1786, Arsenal Hill enjoys the distinction of being one of the second state capital's oldest neighborhoods. Established by the 1820's as a fashionable residential neighborhood, Arsenal Hill recieved its name from the Palmetto Armory, founded here in 1850. In 1869, the former officer's quarters of Arsenal Academy, a military school that operated from 1842 to 1865, began serving as the South Carolina Governor's Mansion. Following the Civil War, the neighborhood became popular with middle-class African Americans, including noted photographer Richard Samuel Roberts. By the 1990s, the district's array of 19th- and early 20th- century architecture and its proximity to downtown inspired a revitalization movement that led this racially diverse community to renovate its historic homes for residential and commercial uses.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.

Location. 34° 0.36′ N, 81° 2.598′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It

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is in Arsenal Hill. It is at the intersection of Gadsden Street and Blanding Street, on the right when traveling south on Gadsden 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 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: Entrance to Cemetery of the Columbia Hebrew Benevolent Society (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fleishman Family Chapel (about 500 feet away); Harriett Cornwell Tourist Home (about 500 feet away); Richard Samuel Roberts House (about 600 feet away); Hettie Anderson Homesite (about 700 feet away); The Finlay Park Fountain (about 700 feet away); Palmetto Arsenal/Iron Works

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

2. Arsenal Hill Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Cemetery of the Columbia Hebrew Benevolent Society (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Arsenal Hill Marker " Columbia's Oldest Neighborhood" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

3. Arsenal Hill Marker " Columbia's Oldest Neighborhood"

Arsenal Hill Marker at Blanding and Gadsden Streets image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 21, 2010

4. Arsenal Hill Marker at Blanding and Gadsden Streets

Arsenal Hill , Governor's Mansion , as mentioned image. Click for full size.

Historic Columbia Foundation collection

5. Arsenal Hill , Governor's Mansion , as mentioned

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Arsenal Hill - a Palmetto Armory / Palmetto Ironworks building, as mentioned image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud

6. Arsenal Hill - a Palmetto Armory / Palmetto Ironworks building, as mentioned

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Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,004 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on April 12, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.