Richland County · Marker 40-20

Site of Columbia Female Academy

Corner of Washington & Marion Sts., Columbia

Front inscription

Authorized by legislature 1792, the Columbia Female Academy was located here from about 1820 to 1883, when this property was leased to Columbia Public School Commissioners, two of whom still represent the Academy Board. The remodeled academy became the first Columbia High School, in use until 1915.

County
Richland
Region
Midlands
City or vicinity
Columbia
Year approved
1938
Erected by
Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936
Coordinates
34.00495, -81.031983

Explore related stories

Get directions Open in the interactive app