75 YEARS AGO - ARDEN ANNEXED TO EAU CLAIRE On November 4, 1947, the citizens of both communities voted to annex the town of Arden into the town of Eau Claire. Read more here: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po…

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ON THIS DATE IN COLUMBIA HISTORY On June 15, 1898, Mattie Jean Adams became the first woman to graduate from South Carolina College (now USC). More here: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po…

106 YEARS AGO IN COLUMBIA Click following link to read the story of The Shadow Horse and Rider of Blanding Street. Hint: It was the figure of a woman, not a man as the traditional oral history says. columbiahistorybuff.com/2018… #columbiahistory #ColumbiaSC

Click the following link to read about the Porcher Animal Fountain that stood at the intersection of Assembly and Taylor Streets from 1926 until 1983. columbiahistorybuff.com/2021…

Click the following link to read the story of Columbia's National Humane Alliance Fountain that stood at the intersection of Assembly and Lady Streets from 1908 until the early 1950s. columbiahistorybuff.com/2021…

ON THIS DATE IN COLUMBIA - 90 YEARS AGO On May 12, 1931, City Council passed an ordinance changing the name of Main St. to State St. On Sep. 22, the council rescinded the ordinance. More at this link: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po… #columbiahis #columbiahistory

ON THIS DATE 83 YEARS AGO On April 21, 1938, SC Governor Olin D. Johnston signed a bill officially changing the name of the city of Brookland to West Columbia. Read more about the history of Brookland at this link: columbiahistorybuff.com/2020… #ColumbiaHistory #ColumbiaSC

Among the items in Abraham Lincoln’s pockets at the time of his assassination was a Confederate $5 bill manufactured on Main Street in Columbia, SC. This bill was the only cash Lincoln had on him as he watched “Our American Cousin” on April 14, 1865. loc.gov/resource/lprbscsm.sc…

ON THIS DATE IN COLUMBIA - 194 YEARS AGO On April 4, 1827, the first bridge over the Congaree River at Gervais Street was opened to traffic. More here: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po… #ColumbiaHistory #ColumbiaSC

ON THIS DATE IN COLUMBIA - 108 YEARS AGO On April 4, 1913, the Columbia afternoon newspaper previously known as The Daily Record changed its name to The Columbia Record. More here: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po… #ColumbiaHistory #ColumbiaSC

Did you know that there was a Fire Fly baseball team in Columbia during Reconstruction? How about the Ugly baseball team? Click the following link to check out my article about baseball during its earliest years in Columbia. columbiahistorybuff.com/2021…

121 YEARS AGO - FIRE! On the evening of March 30, 1899, Columbia’s Reconstruction era City Hall and Opera House at 1401 Main Street was destroyed by fire. More at this link: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po…

130 YEARS AGO On March 23, 1891, the visiting professional baseball team, the Boston Reds, took on a team of mostly amateur Columbians in front of a packed grandstand at the fairgrounds on Elmwood Avenue. More at this link: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po… #ColumbiaHistory #ColumbiaSC

116 YEARS AGO – BROOKLAND CONSUMED BY FIRE On the evening of March 4, 1905, a destructive fire nearly wiped out the town of Brookland (now West Columbia). More at this link: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po… #ColumbiaHistory #historyiscool #ColumbiaSC

130 YEARS AGO IN COLUMBIA On Feb. 18, 1891, The State Newspaper published its first issue from offices in the City Hall/Opera House building on the NW corner of Main and Washington Streets. More: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po… #ColumbiaHistory #historyiscool #ColumbiaSC

115 YEARS AGO IN COLUMBIA On February 17, 1906, Governor Duncan Clinch Heyward signed legislation converting South Carolina College to the University of South Carolina for the third and final time.

100 YEARS AGO IN COLUMBIA On Feb 1, 1921, the firehouse at 1213 Blanding Street was vacated by the Columbia Fire Department. More at this link: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po… #ColumbiaHistory #historyiscool #ColumbiaSC #ColumbiaFireDepartment #VillaTronco

118 YEARS AGO IN COLUMBIA On Jan. 15, 1903, SC Lieutenant Governor James H. Tillman fatally shot Narciso G. Gonzales, editor of The State, in broad daylight on Main St. Read more at this link: facebook.com/ColaHistBuff/po… #ColumbiaHistory #historyiscool #ColumbiaSC #deadlycensorship