Corner
of
Senate and Gervais streets, Columbia
The South CarolinaGeneral Assembly created
Columbia as the state's capital city in 1786, and Senate Street was
named for the upper house of that legislative body. In 1790, the
General Assembly, which designated that the town be located on the
Congaree River near Friday's Ferry, first met in Columbia in the new
State House, designed by James Hoban, who later designed the White
House.
Erected by Richland
County Bicentinnial Commission; Sponsored by Standards Savings and Loan
Association --1978
