Richland County · Marker 40-39

Early Country Homes

Corner of Forest Dr. (S.C. Hwy. 12) & N. Beltline Blvd. (S.C. Hwy. 16), Columbia

Front inscription

In this malaria-free sandhill section were the antebellum summer homes of many Columbians: QUININE HILL (Dr. J. M. Taylor, Dr. James Davis); HILLTOP (W. J. Taylor); EDGEHILL (B. F. Taylor); LAUREL HILL (D. J. McCord); COOPER'S HILL (Thos. Cooper); WINDY HILL (Langdon Cheves); ROSE HILL (Arthur Middleton); DIAMOND HILL (Singleton, McDuffie, Hampton).

County
Richland
Region
Midlands
City or vicinity
Columbia
Year approved
1938
Erected by
Columbia Sesquicentennial Commission of 1936
Coordinates
34.0193, -80.98965

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