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

Wade Hampton

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 9, 2013

1. Wade Hampton Marker

Inscription. B. ca. 1751 – D. 1835
Planter, Congressman,
Soldier, served as:
Col. Light Dragoons
in Revolution
Member S. C. General
Assembly, 1779-84
Member Congress,
1795-97, 1803-05
U. S. Army, 1808-13,
resigning as Maj. Gen.

Erected, 1977
S. C. Society
U. S. Daughters 1812

Erected 1977 by So. Carolina Society U. S. Daughters 1812.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1751.

Location. 34° 0.096′ N, 81° 1.9′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is at the intersection of Sumter Street and Gervais Street, on the right when traveling north on Sumter Street. Marker is located in the churchyard of Trinity Episcopal Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Sumter Street, 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: James F. Byrnes (within shouting distance of this marker); Sumter Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Memory of South Carolina Generals (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Episcopal Church

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Jefferson Davis Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Battleship Maine Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry Disbrow Phillips, D.D. (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 9, 2013

2. Wade Hampton Marker

During the War of 1812, Gen. Hampton led American troops at the October 26, 1813 Battle of the Chateauguay during the Saint Lawrence Campaign to invade lower Canada.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 9, 2013

3. Wade Hampton Marker

Marker in Trinity Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 9, 2013

4. Marker in Trinity Episcopal Church

Wade Hampton's grandson, Wade Hampton III, was the famous Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and later served as governor and senator for South Carolina.

Gravestone of Wade Hampton image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 9, 2013

5. Gravestone of Wade Hampton

Revolutionary War Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 9, 2013

6. Revolutionary War Plaque

This plaque on Wade Hampton's gravestone indicates that he is a veteran of the Revolutionary War.

Wade Hampton I image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia

7. Wade Hampton I

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 823 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 9, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.