Harden Street

Harden Street is a South Carolina historical marker in Columbia, Richland County, dedicated 1978.

Richland County · dedicated 1978 · Corner of Gervais & Harden Sts., Columbia, Columbia

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This street was named for William Harden, a native South Carolinian. In 1776 he was given command of Ft. Lyttleton near Beaufort by the Second Provincial Congress of which he was a member. In 1781, serving as colonel under Francis Marion, he commanded patriot forces who captured British troops both at Four Holes and Ft. Balfour at Pocotaligo. He died in 1785 while senator from Prince William's Parish, Beaufort District.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Richland County Bicentennial Commission; Sponsored by Sears, Roebuck and Company

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