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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMILU_entrance-to-cemetery-of-the-columbia-hebrew-benevolent-society_Columbia-SC.html
The society has been in continuous existence since its organization in 1822. It was chartered 1834. Its charities are administered to the needs of the community without regard to creed or race.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMILS_columbia-bible-college-1937-1960-westervelt-home-1930-1937_Columbia-SC.html
(Front Text): Columbia Bible College1937-1960In 1937 Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) acquired the Ainsley Hall House, designed by Robert Mills. The students housed here were trained for Christian service around the w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMILQ_chesnut-cottage_Columbia-SC.html
Temporary wartime home of Gen. and Mrs. James Chesnut. Here they entertained Jefferson Davis, president, C. S. A., and his staff, October 5, 1864. President Davis addressed the citizens of Columbia from the front steps of this cottage.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEPA_elliott-college_Columbia-SC.html
Named for Stephen Elliott, first president of the Bank of the State of South Carolina and noted botanist. Elliot College, a residence hall, was one of the first historic Horseshoe buildings to undergo extensive remodeling under the Horseshoe Resto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEP6_the-l-marion-gressette-euphradian-society-hall_Columbia-SC.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEP5_harper-college_Columbia-SC.html
Erected on the site of an earlier building that had served as the campus dining hall, Harper was part of an extensive mid-century construction program undertaken to accommodate an increase in enrollment. The building was named for William Harper (…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEO9_mccutchen-house_Columbia-SC.html
McCutchen House, named for Prefessor George McCutchen, was the second faculty residence built on the South Carolina College campus. It continued in that capacity until 1945 when the University stopped providing faculty housing and the Registrar's …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEN4_legare-college_Columbia-SC.html
Originally designed as a residence hall, Legare College replaced a library and science building erected on this site in 1817. Legare College was named for Hugh Swinton Legare, a South Carolina College graduate who served as Attorney General of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEMF_pinckney-college_Columbia-SC.html
Pinckney College, constructed in 1837, honors a prominent South Carolina family.Notables members include Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), who served as South Carolina governor and U.S. senator. He authored the "Pinckney Draft" at the Federal Constitu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEMD_lieber-college_Columbia-SC.html
Named for Francis Lieber (1800-1872), one of the most distinguished scholars in the history of the University. A native of Prussia, Lieber migrated to America in 1827 and was elected chair of history and political economy at South Carolina College…