Gibbes Green - Columbia, South Carolina
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BruceS
N 33° 59.930 W 081° 01.584
17S E 497561 N 3762026
Marker on historic green on the campus of the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
Waymark Code: WMGQR3
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2013
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Text of historical marker:
Gibbes Green
Named for Maj. Wade Hampton Gibbes (1837-1903) prominent Columbian who owned much of theland to the east, Gibbes Green consisted of an area of land bounded by Pendleton, Bull, Pickens, and Greene Streets. Acquired by S.C. College by 1838, the land was kept for many years as open space serving as playground, ball field, and park for several generations of Columbians. Davis College, which opend in 1910, was the first building on Gibbes Green.