Courthouse Square (40-53)
N 34° 00.241 W 081° 02.080
17S E 496798 N 3762601
Tis was the site of the courthouse from 1803-1865.
Waymark Code: WM8YDX
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2010
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Richland County's second court house was built in 1803-04 on the northeast corner of Richardson (Main) and Washington Streets. In the 1850s, it was razed and a new court house erected on the same site. On the southeast corner was located the Athenaeum, incorporated in 1856, which contained a lecture and exhibit hall and a library. The Athenaeum and the new court house were both burned by Union troops in 1865.
1970 by The Columbia Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Marker Number 40-53.)
Marker Name: Courthouse Square
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 40-53
County: Richland
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