Columbia, South Carolina – History

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Columbia History

• Columbia during the 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s
• History of Elmwood Park
  –  Logan School
  
• History of Shandon - click on History and Maps near top

Columbia Historical Images, Maps

• South Carolina Governor's Mansion
• South Carolina Statehouse
• Historical maps of Columbia

Historic Columbia Buildings, Sites, Monuments

• Columbia Riverfront Park and Historic Canal
• Historic homes
  
• Historic sites, buildings, monuments
  
• University of South Carolina
  –  Buildings and Grounds - searchable collection
  –  Gibbes Green - 1833-1915
  –  The Horseshoe
  

Historic Columbia Churches, Graveyards, Memorials

• Churches, temples
  –  Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
• African-American Cemeteries in Columbia and Richland County - partial list
  –  Colored Asylum Cemetery - South Carolina State Hospital
  
• Cemeteries, Memorial Sites of Richland County Politicians

Columbia History – Preservation Organizations

• Chicora Foundation - archaeological and historical research, cultural resource surveys, site assessments
  
• Historic Columbia Foundation

Columbia History – Research and Resources

• Richland County archives, special collections
• Richland County genealogy resources
• Richland County museums
• Historical maps of Richland County