Richland County · Marker 40-67

College Street

Corner of College & Main Sts., Columbia

Front inscription

This street, originally named Medium Street and part of the original 1786 Columbia plan, bisected the area which was to be the campus of South Carolina College. The college, established in 1801 by an act of the General Assembly, later became the University of South Carolina. Medium Street was renamed College Street shortly after 1891.

County
Richland
Region
Midlands
City or vicinity
Columbia
Year approved
1978
Erected by
Richland County Bicentennial Commission
Coordinates
33.997017, -81.031417

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