Site of Gibbes House - Columbia, South Carolina
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BruceS
N 34° 00.359 W 081° 01.996
17S E 496928 N 3762819
Site of former home of notable physician of the Confederacy in Columbia, South Carolina.
Waymark Code: WMGWK0
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2013
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Text of marker:
Site of Gibbes House
On this corner stood the home of Dr. Robert W. Gibbes (1809-66) distinguished physician, scientist, historian, editor, antiquarian; Surgeon General of south Carolina 1861-65. The house with his notable library, art treasures and scientific collections was burned by Union troops February 17, 1856.