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University of South Carolina is a South Carolina historical marker in Columbia, Richland County, dedicated 1938.

Richland County · dedicated 1938 · Marker #1: Sumter St. Entrance to the Horseshoe, University of South Carolina Campus, Columbia. Marker #2: Bull St. Entrance to the Horseshoe, University of South Carolina Campus, Columbia., Columbia

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Chartered 1801 as the S. C. College, opened January 10, 1805. Entire student body volunteered for Confederate service 1861. Soldiers' hospital 1862-65. Rechartered as U. of S. C. 1865. Radical control 1873-77. Closed 1877-80. College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 1880-82. S. C. College 1882-87. U. of S. C. 1887-90. S. C. College 1890-1905. U. of S. C. 1906. Faithful index to the ambitions and fortunes of the state.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History

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