Site of First State House - Columbia, South Carolina
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BruceS
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Stone monument marking the location of the site of the first South Carolina State House on the grounds of the current State House in Columbia, South Carolina.
Waymark Code: WMGNWJ
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2013
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Just west of the present building, a granite marker indicates the SITE OF THE FIRST STATE HOUSE in Columbia, A wide frame structure, with a columned portico on the main floor above a brick basement, it was designed by James Hoban, afterwards appointed by President Washington architect for the White House and other Federal buildings. A branch of the Bank of the State of South Carolina, at Charleston, was established in 18 12 in the basement. There the banquet honoring La Fayette was probably held in 1825. Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and ex-President Polk were entertained, and many other elaborate social functions held. In the old State House, John C. Calhoun, Robert Y. Hayne, and George McDuffie stirred assemblies with the oratory that later electrified Washington. - South Carolina: A Guide to the Palmetto State, Columbia section , pg. 224.
In this section of the Guide various items located on the Statehouse grounds are being discussed. The monument is much as described in the Guide. The stone is inscribed:
Here Stood The
State House
Built 1786 - 1790
James Hoban, Architect
Burned By
Sherman's Troops
February 17, 1865