Columbia
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Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, was built along the Congaree River. One of the first planned cities in the U.S., it was originally laid out in a square. Columbia became a town in 1805 and a city in 1854. During the Civil War, Columbia was burned as General Sherman’s Union Army took the city. Columbia was rebuilt during the Reconstruction period. |
Where to visit:
- The McKissick Museum
(University of South Carolina)
http://www.cas.sc.edu/mcks/ - Free
Address:
Bull and Pendleton Streets
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: 803-777-7251
- Challenger Learning Center for Space Science Education
http://www.richlandone.org/departments/challenger/ - Admission Fee
Address:
2600-A Barhamville Road
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: 803-929-3951
- Columbia Museum of Art
http://www.columbiamuseum.org - Admission Fee
- EdVenture
http://www.edventure.org - Admission Fee
- Fort Jackson Museum
http://www.jackson.army.mil/museum/index.htm - Free
Address:
Bldg. 4442 Jackson Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29207
Phone: 803-751-7419
- Historic Columbia
http://www.historiccolumbia.org - Explore Columbia's historical houses.
Admission Fee - Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
http://www.riverbanks.org - Admission Fee
- South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Museum
http://crr.sc.gov/ - Free
- South Carolina Archives & History Center
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ - Free
- The South Carolina Governor’s Mansion
http://www.scgovernorsmansion.org/ - Free
- South Carolina State Fair
http://www.scstatefair.org - Usually held in October
Admission Fee - South Carolina State Museum
http://www.museum.state.sc.us - Admission Fee
Read more about it:
- Lucas, B.L., & Wiley, B.I., (2000). Sherman and the burning of Columbia. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press.
- Moore, J. H., (1992). Columbia and Richland county: A South Carolina community, 1740-1990. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press.
- Columbia Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau
http://www.columbiacvb.com/ - Moore, J. H., (1992). Columbia and Richland county: A South Carolina community, 1740-1990. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press.
