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New Brookland Historic District is a national historic district located at West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings in the central business district and the "mill village" sections of West Columbia. It includes commercial, institutional, and residential buildings built between 1894 and 1916 as a ...
The South Carolina Penitentiary (SCP) (renamed the Central Correctional Institution (CCI) in 1965) was the state of South Carolina's first prison. Completed in 1867, the South Carolina Penitentiary served as the primary state prison for nearly 130 years until its demolition in 1999. It was located adjacent to the Congaree River in Columbia ...
1251380 [ 4] Website. www .westcolumbiasc .gov. West Columbia, formerly Brookland, is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988, and the 2019 population estimate was 17,998. [ 6] West Columbia is bordered to the east by ...
MPS. Columbia MRA. NRHP reference No. 83002206 [1] Added to NRHP. April 27, 1983. West Gervais Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. The district encompasses 40 contributing buildings in a commercial, warehouse, and light industrial section of Columbia. They date from about 1846 to the 1930s.
September 2, 2003. Old Shandon Historic District is a national historic district located at Columbia, South Carolina. The district encompasses 42 contributing buildings in a planned middle class residential development. They were built between the 1890s and 1950s, and the district includes examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Neoclassical ...
South Carolina is named after King Charles I of England.Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus. South Carolina was formed in 1712. By the end of the 16th century, the Spanish and French had left the area of South Carolina after several reconnaissance missions, expeditions and failed colonization attempts, notably the short-living French outpost of Charlesfort followed by ...
September 28, 2005. Columbia Township Auditorium, also known as Township Auditorium, is a historic auditorium located in Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1930 (94 years ago), and is a three-story, brick building with a Doric order columned portico in the Georgian Revival style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places ...
Gaffney, SC μSA. ( 2020) The Upstate, historically known as the Upcountry, [ 2 ] is a region of the U.S. state of South Carolina, comprising the northwesternmost area of the state. Although loosely defined among locals, the general definition includes the 10 counties of the commerce-rich I-85 corridor in the northwest corner of South Carolina.