Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 2006
1. Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway Marker
Committee
Mrs. D. McK. Winter · Mrs. Eugene R. Buckingham
Mrs. J. Robt. Martin · Mrs. D. L. Husbands
This marker donated by the City of Columbia
Erected 1938 by The City Of Columbia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.
Location. 34° 0.06′ N, 81° 2.059′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. Marker is on Gervais Street (U.S. 1-378), on the right when traveling east. Between Assembly and Main Streets on the north side of the State House Grounds, about 480 feet from the Jefferson Davis Highway Marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Architecture of Strength (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Ryan Tillman (within shouting distance of this marker); The East-West Streets In The City Of Columbia - Gervais Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Edwards v. S.C. (within shouting distance of this marker); South Carolina Confederate Monument
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More about this marker. At the top of the marker is "The Great Seal of the Confederacy." The margin of the seal features the words "The Confederate States of America: 22 February 1862" and the national motto, Deo Vindice (God Will Vindicate). The date on the seal represents when Jefferson Davis was inaugurated after the first and only Confederate general election, and is also Washington's birthday.
The seal was designed shortly before the demise of the Confederacy, and was never used in any official capacity.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Another highway marked and named for Robert E. Lee
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,788 times since then and 40 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 1, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
