Site of Columbia Male Academy

Site of Columbia Male Academy is a South Carolina historical marker in Columbia, Richland County, dedicated 1938.

Richland County · dedicated 1938 · Corner of Pickens & Laurel Sts., Columbia, Columbia

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Trustees appointed by legislature 1792 were incorporated 1795 and served as trustees for male and female academies. School located here 1827 on land given by Gov. John Taylor. Though publicly endowed, the school was conducted as a private academy until 1883 when it was merged with public school system. Hugh S. Thompson, Governor of S. C. 1882-86, was principal of male academy 1865-80.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936

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