40-12 Governor's Mansion
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member David Taylor
N 34° 00.538 W 081° 02.561
17S E 496058 N 3763150
Since 1868 this building has been the Governor's Mansion.
Waymark Code: WM8DQR
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
Views: 9

Arsenal Academy, converted from a state arsenal, occupied this square from 1842 to 1865 when Union troops burned all the academy buildings except officers' quarters, erected 1855. Since 1868 this building has been the Governor's Mansion.

Erected in 1938 by the Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936
Marker Name: Governor's Mansion

Marker Location: Roadside

Type of Marker: Building

Marker number: 40-12

County: Richland

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