State Fairgrounds

State Fairgrounds is a South Carolina historical marker in Columbia, Richland County, dedicated 2013.

Richland County · dedicated 2013 · Elmwood Ave. at Logan School, Columbia, Columbia

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This square is part of the tract where state fairs were held 1856-61, 1869-1903. The buildings, used 1861-65 for Confederate barracks and hospital, as well as nitre and mining bureau in charge of Joseph LeConte and James Woodrow, were burned by Union troops in 1865.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Elmwood Park Neighborhood Association

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On the National Register nearby

Logan School160 ft

Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.