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Columbia is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina.With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in South Carolina. [7] The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County.
Mary Fulton Green (1969). "Profile of Columbia in 1850". South Carolina Historical Magazine. 70 (2): 104– 121. JSTOR 27566933. John Hammond Moore (1993). Columbia and Richland County: A South Carolina Community, 1740-1990. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-87249-827-3. Vennie Deas-Moore (2000). Columbia, South Carolina. Black ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen on a map.
The Columbia Commercial Historic District encompasses a historically significant portion of the central business district of Columbia, South Carolina.It includes portions of three blocks of Main Street between Laurel and Hampton Streets, as well as individual buildings on adjacent streets.
The Strom Thurmond Federal Complex in Columbia, South Carolina. The architect Marcel Breuer designed the U.S. Courthouse (foreground) and Federal Building (background). The building is a stark but sophisticated example of the Brutalist style of architecture. It exhibits many character-defining features of the style, including rough, exposed ...
The Arsenal was burned along with the city of Columbia by Sherman's forces in February, 1865; the structure was the only surviving building and became South Carolina's executive mansion in 1868. [3] On June 5, 1970, the building was registered with the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [4]
The section from Charleston to Columbia, South Carolina was known as the State Road. [6] A history of Spartanburg County states, "The Buncombe Road probably originated as a path from the Congarees trading post near Columbia, and led into the Cherokee country of upper Greenville County and beyond.
Roughly bounded by Catawba, Gist, Heyward, and Church Sts., Columbia, South Carolina Coordinates 33°58′59″N 81°02′22″W / 33.98306°N 81.03944°W / 33.98306; -81