During Federal military occupation of South Carolina 1865-1877, this square was part of the parade ground used by United States troops. The barracks were located on this and adjacent squares. — — Map (db m45348) HM
Established March 10, 1862 by a group of Columbia women to care for sick and wounded Confederate soldiers. Supported by voluntary contributions. About 75,000 men were cared for before the hospital was closed February 15, 1865. "From this little . . . — — Map (db m29805) HM
Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
Literary Landmarks Register
University of
South Carolina
Site where
James Dickey
Wrote Deliverance and other
major works from 1969-1997
is designated a Literary . . . — — Map (db m59166) HM
The last remaining kitchen and slave quarters on campus stands as a tangible link to the enslaved people who lived and worked here. South Carolina College, forerunner to the modern university, owned a number of slaves and hired countless others . . . — — Map (db m168710) HM
The Horseshoe, the original campus of the University of South Carolina (established in 1801 as the South Carolina College), still appears much as it did in the mid-1800s. It’s buildings and historic wall were substantially constructed by slave . . . — — Map (db m168837) HM
( West Face)
To South Carolina's Dead
Of The
Confederate Army
1861 1865
( North face)
This monument
perpetuates the memory ,
of those who
true to the instincts of their birth,
faithful to the teachings . . . — — Map (db m17048) WM
At Barhamville, about ˝ mi. west of this point, a famous girls' school, founded by Dr. Elias Marks (1790-1886), was located 1828-65. Among the students were Anna Maria, daughter of John C. Calhoun; Ann Pamela Cuningham, founder of Mt. Vernon Ladies' . . . — — Map (db m43644) HM
Dedicated to
South Carolina’s Gold Star Families
Mothers • Brothers • Daughters • Wives Sisters • Fathers • Husbands • Sons
on
National Gold Star Family Day
September 24, 2000 — — Map (db m226621) WM
Institution authorized 1821 by General Assembly, mainly through the work of two members, Samuel Farrow and William Crafts, Jr. The original building, on right, designed by Robert Mills, shows a pioneer grasp of the ideas of humanitarian treatment. — — Map (db m37004) HM
(Upper Plaque) Original Building
South Carolina State Hospital
Designed by Robert Mills
150 Years
Healing With Concern
1822 - 1972
South Carolina Department
Of Mental Health
(Lower Left Medallion)
The National . . . — — Map (db m36118) HM
[Flag Base]:
In Honor of
South Carolina Veterans
of the United States Armed Forces
[South Bench Inscription]
Dedicated - Veterans Day
November 11, 2005
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy . . . — — Map (db m46625) HM
[North Face]:
To The
South Carolina Women
Of The Confederacy
1861-1865
—
Reared
By The Men Of Their State
1909-11
[West face]:
In this monument
Generations unborn shall hear the voice
Of a grateful . . . — — Map (db m21928) HM
The cannon that was mounted on this granite base of the Spanish-American War Monument was removed in 1942 and contributed as scrap-iron for use in World War II. — — Map (db m46597) HM
[West Plaque]:
Spanish War Veterans Insignia[South Plaque]:
South Carolina Troops
in the Spanish-American War
First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry
Second South Carolina Volunteer Infantry
Anderson's Battery . . . — — Map (db m50923) HM
First church built 1824; present church 1906. In the churchyard is buried John R. Niernsee (1823-85), Major C. S. A.; architect of the State House. Ursuline convent located SE corner Main and Blanding streets 1858-65; Valle Crucis 1865-87; . . . — — Map (db m32749) HM
(Upper Medallion)
American Revolution Bicentennial
* Richland County Committee *
Landmark 78
(Lower Medallion)
National Register of Historic Places
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
South Carolina . . . — — Map (db m32280) HM
(Front text) This building, built in 1863-64 and burned by Federal troops in 1865, was rebuilt in 1872 as a cotton batting factory and warehouse. It burned again in 1897, leaving only the outer walls. In 1898 the S.C. State Dispensary, . . . — — Map (db m29844) HM
[East Inscription]:
A Century of Service
Born December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina, Strom Thurmond provided nearly a century of service to the Palmetto State and to this nation. Highlights of his extraordinary life include: . . . — — Map (db m46598) HM
[Front text]:
A Virginia native who came to South
Carolina ca. 1765, General Thomas
Sumter was a leader in civil as well
as military affairs. He served in the
First and Second Provincial
Congresses, in the S.C. General
Assembly, . . . — — Map (db m7651) HM
In 1786 the State of South Carolina
purchased for a part of the site of
Columbia, the plantation of Col.
Thomas Taylor (1743-1833), Revolutionary
soldier. His house was situated near the
S-E corner of Richland and Barnwell
Streets, across . . . — — Map (db m29870) HM
[Front Text]:
Named for the Taylor family, this street is one of the original streets in the 1786 Columbia plan. Thomas Taylor was a member of the first and second Provincial Congresses, the General Assembly, and was a trustee of S.C. . . . — — Map (db m21812) HM
Columbia City of Women, an initiative established by Historic Columbia and the Women's Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN), recognizes and addresses the significant gap in the representation of women in public spaces. Women deserve to be seen . . . — — Map (db m210535) HM
Originally built 1907-1910 as the House of Peace Synagogue and located 100 yards south, this building was sold in 1936 and shortly thereafter became a black nightclub known as the Big Apple. A dance by this name originated here and soon swept the . . . — — Map (db m170978) HM
זכרר
Remember
(Star of David)
In Sacred
Memory
Of The
6,000,000
(Map Included)
(Left Panel)
During the Holocaust, 1933 - 45, six million European Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany and its . . . — — Map (db m44184) HM
The East-West Streets In The City Of Columbia
The streets of Columbia running from east to west (with a few exceptions) were named for products important in the State's economy, for the two Taylor plantations on which the new Capitol was . . . — — Map (db m7487) HM
Ben Delane [b. 1800 - d. 1890] and his wife, Celia Mann [b. 1799 - d. 1867] were the foundation of the Mann-Simons family. By 1843, the couple had two things few African Americans in South Carolina could claim -they were free, and they owned . . . — — Map (db m238114) HM
The Euphradian Society Hall, established in 1806, moved into an elegant new hall on the third floor of Harper College in 1848. The hall resounded with orations and debates for over one hundred and thirty years, until the Society became inactive in . . . — — Map (db m22237) HM
(Front text)
The Lighthouse & Informer, long the leading black newspaper in S.C., was a weekly published here from 1941 to 1954 by journalist and civil rights advocate John Henry McCray (1910-1997). McCray, who founded and paper “so . . . — — Map (db m35824) HM
Today, a single building stands on land once filled with many houses and businesses. It links us to a journey experienced by generations of one African American family for more than 125 years. Their story is one of overcoming slavery, challenging . . . — — Map (db m238115) HM
The North-South Streets in The City Of Columbia
The north-south streets, laid out in the two mile square of the orininal city of Columbia in 1786, were named (except for Assembly) for generals and officers who fought in the American Revolution. . . . — — Map (db m7476) HM
The National Register of Historic Places
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
The Palmetto Building
1400 Main Street — — Map (db m238129) HM
This was the first separate college library building erected in the United States.The architect of the exterior is not known, but the reading room is copied from Bulfinch's Library of Congress. The central portion was completed in May 1840, the fire . . . — — Map (db m21938) HM
The central portion of this structure is the oldest freestanding college library in the United States and has served continuously as a library since its completion in 1840. It is based upon design elements by South Carolina native and . . . — — Map (db m22093) HM
(Front text):
Columbia was founded in 1786, replacing Charleston as the state capital. The first State House here, built in 1789, was a small wooden building just W. of this site. Construction on this State House, designed by John R. . . . — — Map (db m7381) HM
(Left Inscription)
Construction of this State House was begun in 1855 and continued uninterruptedly to February 17, 1865 when Sherman burned Columbia.
Work was resumed in 1867 and carried on irregularly to 1900.
(Right . . . — — Map (db m7372) HM
The 77th Infantry Division trained at Fort Jackson in 1942 and fought on Guam, Leyte, Kerama Retto, Ie Shima and Okinawa. Returning to Cebu, they took 6,500 Japanese prisoners. They then returned to occupy Hokkaido, Japan where the division was . . . — — Map (db m53923) HM
Seeking to protect Columbia's growing national reputation as an "All-American City" amidst a growing number of protests. Mayor Lester Bates held informal meetings with black leaders and white businessmen. In August 1962, eight downtown chain . . . — — Map (db m223569) HM
Thomas Taylor
1743 - 1833
Member of Provincial Congresses 1775
and 1776; Colonel of Militia under General
Thomas Sumter in the American Revolution;
Senator in the Jacksonborough Assembly;
member of S.C. Convention which . . . — — Map (db m30011) HM
Drawn in 1872, Camille Drie's bird's eye map of Columbia tells a lot about the neighborhood in which the Wilson family settled. Details include their property with its main house, kitchen building and a small outbuilding. On neighboring plots to the . . . — — Map (db m134994) HM
(Side 1)
The Town Theatre was founded in 1919 by public-spirited Columbians who yearned for a community theatre. Daniel A. Reed, the first director, was an actor and director stationed at Camp Jackson during WWI. The first home for the . . . — — Map (db m138393) HM
Founded 1812
as
Trinity Church.
The First Episcopal Church
Established
in South Carolina after
the American Revolution.
This structure erected
1846
and
enlarged and remodeled
1860-1862.
Cathedral
of the
Diocese of Upper South . . . — — Map (db m210522) HM
Parish organized 1812. Original Church dedicated 1814; Present church 1846. In the churchyard lie buried three Wade Hamptons; Thomas Cooper, Educator; Henry Timrod, Poet; W.C. Preston, U.S. Senator; Five Governors of S.C.: Three Mannings, Hampton . . . — — Map (db m11246) HM
(side 1)
People of African descent have been integral to the history of U.S.C. In the early days of the university enslaved people lived and worked on campus. After the Civil War a new state constitution required that public schools, . . . — — Map (db m223479) HM
Chartered in 1801 as the S.C. College, opened January 10, 1805. Entire student body volunteered for Confederate service, 1861. Soldiers' Hospital, 1862 - 65. Rechartered as U. of S.C. in 1865. Radical Control 1873-77. Closed 1877- 80. College of . . . — — Map (db m21918) HM
They were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided. Alma mater is proud of her five hundred and thirty-one hero sons, living and dead, and seeks in this plain way to honor their memories. By their services, . . . — — Map (db m223475) WM
The Sailor honors the patriotism and gallantry of all the men and women from the State of South Carolina who served in the United States Navy during World War II.
The Sailor bronze sculpture, and plaza is a gift from Henry W. Crede, Signalman . . . — — Map (db m226619) WM
On September 11, 1963, Robert Anderson, Henrie Monteith and James Solomon changed the course of history as they walked into the University of South Carolina’s Osborne Administration Building to become the first African-American students to . . . — — Map (db m168660) HM
U.S.S. Columbia CL-56
Commissioned 29 July 1942
Decommissioned 30 November 1946
Upper Plaque
The Secretary of the Navy takes pleasure in commending the
United States Ship Columbia
For service as follows:
" For . . . — — Map (db m44216) HM WM
Woodrow Wilson's mother, Janet "Jessie" Wilson, is said to have planned their new home's landscape. Garden design during the 1870s sought to extend a home's interior beyond its windows by arranging plantings in a way that was visually appealing to . . . — — Map (db m134995) HM
Victory Savings Bank, founded in 1921, was the first, and for many years the only, black-owned bank in S.C. It was chartered by I.S. Joseph as president and I.S. Leevy and C.E. Stephenson as vice presidents, and opened at 1107 Washington St. in the . . . — — Map (db m123481) HM
The flags and flagpoles on this
building are dedicated to the
men who served in Viet Nam and
particularly to the gallant men
who were prisoners or gave their
lives in the defense of freedom.
We recognize their devotion to
their country . . . — — Map (db m50959) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m67481) HM
This street is named for George Washington, commander of the Continental Army throughout the Revolution, first President of the United States, and president of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Early in his presidency, Washington toured the . . . — — Map (db m21768) HM
Washington
Street Methodist Church
The Congregation
Ministers Here
Left Medallion
United Methodist
Historic Site
No. 139
Center Medallion
National Register of
Historic Places
Washington Street . . . — — Map (db m28570) HM
A church was built here between 1803 and 1805; another church, erected 1832, was burned by Union troops in 1865 and reconstructed in 1866 of salvaged brick and clay mortar. Present church dedicated 1875. Bishop Wm. Capers (1790-1855), founder of . . . — — Map (db m28794) HM
On February 1, 1960, four African American students at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro sat at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter and requested service. Their simple demand for equality ignited a generation and intensified the . . . — — Map (db m223585) HM
By the 1960s, the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP established a reputation for utilizing direct protest and court-centered litigation to dismantle the legal foundations of racial segregation. The organizations team of brilliant legal . . . — — Map (db m223573) HM
(Front text) Wesley Methodist Church is the oldest African American Methodist congregation in Columbia. It was founded in 1869 by Rev. J.C. Emerson and was a separate black congregation instead of forming from an established white church. . . . — — Map (db m29262) HM
Williams Street
This street was named for Otho H. Williams, Brig. Gen. Of Continental Army during the American Revolution. Williams served as adjutant general under Southern Army commanders Gates and Greene and saw military action in the . . . — — Map (db m11247) HM
[ United States Emblem ]
Woodrow Wilson
World War President
Lived here in the home of
His parents
Dr. and Mrs. Jos. Ruggles Wilson
1871- 1874
Erected as a memorial by the
South Carolina Department
of the . . . — — Map (db m28100) HM
Built by 1872, this house was the boyhood home of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), twenty-eighth President of the United States (1913-21). It was constructed by his parents, the Reverend Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Jessie Woodrow Wilson, when they lived in . . . — — Map (db m28019) HM
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 to aid farmers in need of credit. This legislation created the nationwide Farm Credit System which included the Federal Land Bank of Columbia, the forerunner of today's AgFirst Farm . . . — — Map (db m134985) HM
(side 1)
Zion Baptist Church first organized in 1865 and met in a humble dwelling on Gadsden St. The congregation moved to this site in 1871. The current sanctuary, the second on this spot, was built in 1916. Zion Baptist has long served as . . . — — Map (db m123486) HM
Dedicated to
The Memory Of Our Comrades
Who Gave Their Lives In
The World War
-----------------
Presented by
The people of the Pacific Community
November 11, 1930
(Followed by list of 11 names)
(Reverse side) . . . — — Map (db m42065) WM
A landmark in the community, Jaco's Corner was the longest-running business in the Olympia Mill Village. Thomas Harris Jaco came to work in Olympia Mill in 1908 and wife "Bertie followed the next year. He left to create Jaco's Corner in 1912 at . . . — — Map (db m238121) HM
William B. Smith Whaley designed the Olympia Mill Village along with the mill in 1899. He had churches and the mill store placed close to the mill, creating the feel of a small town. Large shade trees were planted along the roads. For the houses, . . . — — Map (db m238124) HM
Most mill houses did not have grass in their yards. The yard was often "swept dirt" with vegetable gardens, flowers and fruit trees, including plum and peach trees. Workers might keep a few chickens for fresh eggs, and of course children played . . . — — Map (db m238120) HM
Side 1
The Olympia Cemetery was established c. 1904 and served the families of mill workers from Capital City, Richland, Granby, and Olympia Mills. The land was set side by W.B. Smith Whaley & Co. When a death occurred the company would provide a . . . — — Map (db m138339) HM
Listed on National Historic Registry in 2017, this house is one of approx. 300 homes in Olympia Mill Village built 1900-01 for workers at nearby Olympia Cotton Mill (founded by WB Smith Whaley.) This 6-room duplex housed the first Olympia Mill . . . — — Map (db m223488) HM
Built in 1901, this mill house was the first Olympia School. Within two months of opening, the school attendance jumped from 30 to 75 students, and it continued to grow. It was open from 1901 until 1909, when a new brick school was built nearby. . . . — — Map (db m238122) HM
On the western side of Olympia Mill Village is a huge granite quarry that was first worked in the 1880's before the mills were built. Granite from this quarry has been used for 135 years to build roads, airport runways, and other purposes. . . . — — Map (db m238125) HM
(Front text)
This hangar, built in 1929 by the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, was the first building at Owens Field, a municipal airport then 3 mi. S of the city limits. Curtiss-Wright built and operated numerous airports across America for . . . — — Map (db m55106) HM
From early days horse racing was a favorite sport in Columbia and many famous horses were bred on neighboring plantations. Columbia Jockey Club was organized by Col. Wade Hampton II and Col. Richard Singleton in 1828. Congaree Race Course was . . . — — Map (db m30213) HM
Born in 1902, Paul Redfern at an early age showed a marked mechanical aptitude and excitement for aviation. Shortly after graduating from old Columbia High School in 1923, he built his own airplane and established the city’s first commercial . . . — — Map (db m58991) HM
(Front text) In 1890 the Columbia Land and Investment Co. purchased farm land in this area for development, laying out streets and sidewalks in 1893. In 1894 the Columbia Electric Street Railway provided streetcars to the vicinity and built . . . — — Map (db m30391) HM
Shandon Presbyterian Church began as Shandon Mission, which first met in Oct. 1913. By 1915, the Church had acquired title to a lot at the S.E. corner of Wheat and Maple Sts. and was incorporated the next year. The first sanctuary was completed in . . . — — Map (db m123493) HM
In 1896 members of 18 Jewish families assembled to worship at the Independent Fire Company’s station overlooking Sidney Park. Organized as Etz Chayim (Tree of Life), this group’s members embraced Judaism’s Reform branch or liberal movement. In 1907, . . . — — Map (db m123491) HM
(side 1)
Alexander Samuel Salley 1871-1961), the historian described as a “walking encyclopedia” of S.C. history, lived here from 1910 until his death. Salley, born in Orangeburg County, was secretary of the S.C. Historical . . . — — Map (db m72734) HM
This street is named for General John Barnwell, St. Helena's Parish. He was elected to the Provincial Congress of 1775-76 and to the 1776 General Assembly. A captain in the First Provincial Regiment, he was major, colonel and brigadier general in . . . — — Map (db m51236) HM
(Front text) This house, built ca. 1910 for Columbia businessman John Jefferson Cain (1869-1929), was designed by William Augustus Edwards (1866-1939), a prominent regional architect. Cain, who moved to Columbia in 1899, became one of the . . . — — Map (db m29087) HM
(Front text)
Richard Winn, for whom this street was first named, was born in Virginia in 1750 and came to South Carolina as a young man. He fought throughout the Revolution (including the battles of Hanging Rock, Fish Dam Fords, . . . — — Map (db m21760) HM
This street is named for Brig. Gen. William Henderson who was in the Third S.C. Regiment at the fall of Charleston in 1780. He was captured, imprisoned, and later exchanged. In 1781, he was wounded while commanding a brigade at the Battle of Eutaw . . . — — Map (db m21741) HM
One of the oldest houses in Columbia; built before 1813, probably by Peter Horry (1747-1815), Colonel in Revolution, Brigadier General of S.C. militia. Later home of John Gabriel Guignard (1751-1822), Surveyor General of S.C., 1798-1802. — — Map (db m29541) HM
Wade Hampton, III, born March 28, 1818, was commander of Hampton Legion, 1861, with rank of Colonel; Lieutenant General, C. S. A., 1865; Governor of S. C. 1876-79; U. S. Senator 1879-91. He died April 11, 1902 in this house, given to him in 1899 by . . . — — Map (db m29564) HM
This street was named for Andrew Pickens (1739-1817). One of the three S.C. Partisan Generals in the Revolution, he fought in the battles of Cowpens and Eutaw Springs both in 1781. Pickens served fourteen years in the S.C. House of . . . — — Map (db m223594) HM
(side 1)
Formally organized in 1881 as the S.C. Association of Teachers, the S.C. Education Association established its first permanent headquarters at 1218 Senate St. in 1928. A temporary move to the Univ. of S.C. campus facilitated the . . . — — Map (db m223468) HM
(side 1)
Authorized by the S.C. General Assembly in 1965 and constructed 1967-1969, this building was dedicated as the South Carolina State Library on Feb. 18, 1970. It was designed by architects Geiger, Califf, and Player. Funding for . . . — — Map (db m223590) HM
The Woman’s Club of Columbia was founded in 1925 as a civic and social club for local women. In 1941, their first permanent clubhouse was built here on a lot of land provided by Columbia City Council. Members held meetings there as well as . . . — — Map (db m223486) HM
(Front) This city park, established in 1911, was named for Confederate General Maxcy Gregg (1814-1862). It was one of several parks in Columbia proposed by landscape architect Harlan P. Kelsey of Boston, whose 1905 plan was commissioned by . . . — — Map (db m223485) HM
In Memory of The Boys of Richland County who made the Supreme Sacrifice in World War II
Erected by the Civic Department of the Woman’s Club of Columbia
Dedicated April 20, 1947 — — Map (db m52272) HM
Allen University, chartered in 1880, was founded by the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. It had its origin in Payne Institute, founded in 1870 in Cokesbury, in Greenwood County. In 1880 the S.C. Conference of the A.M.E. Church voted to . . . — — Map (db m53954) HM
Jan 1990 – Apostolic Faith Assembly Church, KY * Jan. 1990 – Asbury Chapel AME Church, KY * Feb. 1990 – Willis Temple Church of God and Christ, AR * July 1990 – Morris Chapel Church, NC * July 1990 – New Hope Church of God in Christ, TN * Aug. . . . — — Map (db m223440) HM
From 1963 to 1979, this was the office of Dr. Cyril O. Spann (1916-1979), one of the first fully trained African American surgeons in S.C. Born in Chester, Spann fought in World War II and attended nearby Benedict College. After graduating from . . . — — Map (db m219126) HM
First Calvary Baptist Church descended from African American congregants who left First Baptist Church following the Civil War. These founding members, like many African Americans at the time, sought greater autonomy by breaking from . . . — — Map (db m123489) HM
Side 1 Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital, created in 1938 by the merger of two older hospitals, served the black community in Columbia for 35 years. It merged Good Samaritan Hospital, founded in 1910 by Dr. William S. Rhodes and his wife . . . — — Map (db m219130) HM
Heidt - Russell House This house, with Greek Revival and Italianate architectural influences, was built about 1879 by William J. Heidt, builder and contractor who managed Heidlinger’s Steam Bakery. The Heidts lived here until 1912. Mary E. . . . — — Map (db m36018) HM
This is the site of the home of James Miles Hinton (1891-1970), businessman, civil rights pioneer, and minister. Hinton moved to Columbia in 1939 and was elected president of the Columbia branch of the National Association for the Advancement of . . . — — Map (db m28084) HM
(Front text) Matthew J. Perry, Jr. (b. 1921), lawyer, civil rights pioneer, and jurist, lived in a house on this site as a youth; the house was torn down in 1997. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, then graduated from S.C. State . . . — — Map (db m35789) HM
