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Richland County lies in the South Carolina midlands. Its county seat, Columbia, also serves as the state capital.

Richland County lies in the South Carolina midlands. Its county seat, Columbia, also serves as the state capital.

The county was founded in 1785 within the Camden District, and its name most likely refers to the “rich land” of the county. In 1791, Richland County became smaller when land previously belonging to this county was added to Kershaw County.

During the Civil War, Sherman entered Richland County and occupied Columbia before setting it on fire.

Since its founding, Columbia has served as an economic hub for the state, especially in terms of trade and manufacturing. The county is home to Fort Jackson, Congaree National Park, and multiple lakes and rivers. Notable county residents include Senator Wade Hampton and President Woodrow Wilson.

 

SOURCES: About Richland County. 

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Benedict College | History of SC Slide Collection

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Benedict College | History of SC Slide Collection
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Founded in 1870 by the American Baptist Home Mission Society, Benedict College occupies a twenty-acre campus on Harden Street in Columbia, across Taylor Street from Allen University. As an important...
Thomas Taylor | History of SC Slide Collection

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Thomas Taylor | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 135
Thomas Taylor (1743-1833) owned the plantation at the top of a hill next to the confluence of the Broad and Saluda Rivers in Richland County that became the site of the city of Columbia in 1786 (see...
Reverend Sarah H. Smith | History of SC Slide Collection

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Reverend Sarah H. Smith | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 132
Reverend Sarah H. Smith (1884-1937) was a Baptist preacher who came to Columbia early in the 20th century from Savannah and organized Bethlehem Baptist Church in 1913 by going from house to house. By...
Modjeska Monteith Simkins | History of SC Slide Collection

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Modjeska Monteith Simkins | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 129
Modjeska Monteith Simkins (1899-1992) is one of the outstanding civil rights leaders in South Carolina. The oldest of eight children of a bricklayer, she sought education not only for herself, but for...
Maxcy Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection

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Maxcy Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 64
Maxcy Gregg (1814-1862) was born in Columbia, educated at South Carolina College, and admitted to the Columbia bar in 1839. He served as a Major in Milledge Bonham's Mexican War regiment, and argued...
Thomas Cooper | History of SC Slide Collection

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Thomas Cooper | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 45
A scientist and educator, born in Westminster, England, Thomas Cooper (1759-1839) attended Oxford but never graduated. An industrial career, in which he successfully used chlorine as a bleaching agent...
Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special Burning of Columbia | Palmetto Special

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Burning of Columbia | Palmetto Special
The host ties the reenactment together at various intervals in the story in various spots around Columbia that are particularly associated with Sherman's invasion, such as the area across the Congaree...
Carolina Style | Palmetto Special

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Carolina Style | Palmetto Special
This lesson is a brief survey of the art, architecture, literature and theatre of South Carolina. It opens with a series of skits where "comedic characters" "put down" South Carolina's interest in...