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1788 - Columbia becomes part of the new US state of South Carolina. [2] 1795 - First Presbyterian Church congregation founded. [3] 1797 - Commission of Streets and Markets established. [1] 1801 - University of South Carolina was founded; 1803 - Washington Street Methodist builds the first church building in Columbia; 1804 - Columbia Library ...
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The familiar refrain from Semisonic’s hit “Closing Time” has long been a last-call anthem for bars, but in South Carolina, many establishments fear they’ll be closing for good.
According to the AP, Columbia was the first city in the United States to be named after Christopher Columbus. [3] The city was named in 1786, winning over the name "Washington" in an 11-7 vote in the South Carolina Senate. [3] The statue was donated by the South Carolina State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. [3]
It was home to Columbia's first supermarket [2] (an A & P), first Chinese restaurant [2] (Kester’s Bamboo House), and the first bar in South Carolina to serve a cocktail [2] (the Stage Door, which claimed to sell the state's first legal mixed drink after the South Carolina General Assembly approved the use of minibottles in 1973).
Its Asian-inspired cocktail and late-night food menu have earned Cobra local honors. It was one of Columbus Monthly's best new restaurants for 2024.
Adair Ford Boroughs, United States attorney for the District of South Carolina; John T. Campbell, politician, mayor of Columbia; J. Michelle Childs, U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; Jim Clyburn, US House Assistant Democratic Leader; Bob Coble, politician, mayor of Columbia
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