Downtown Columbia (Columbia, South Carolina) | downtown / central business district, place with historical importance

USA / South Carolina / West Columbia / Columbia, South Carolina
 downtown / central business district, place with historical importance, draw only border
The original 18th century plan of Columbia platted 400 blocks in a two-by-two-mile square oriented with the river. The boundaries were the now vanished Roberts St (two blocks east of Gist St) along the river, Upper St (now Elmwood Ave) on the north, Harden St on the east, and Lower St (now Heyward St) on the south. Outside the square, streets are generally oriented to the true cardinal directions.
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Coordinates:   33°59'55"N   81°2'6"W

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  • The photos are of a mural painted on a building off of Park and Gervais Streets, best viewed from the parking lot of the Flying Saucer. Near as I can see the title of the mural is "Generations," commissioned by Research Planning Inc and financed in part by Neff Rental. The artist is Eric Lake, and it was painted in 1999. The panels are explained as follows: Generations. In 1700 the Congaree Indians encounter explorer John Lawson's party as it makes its way up the Congaree River. Columbia is chosen as the capital of South Carolina. In 1855 construction of the State House begins. The effects of Civil War intensify in 1865 when one third of the city is burned by Union troops under the command of General Sherman. The mill industry was essential to the Reconstruction. In 1893 Columbia Mill becomes the World's first fully electric mill. Agriculture has always been important to the region. As the farmer looks over the horizon we ask, "What lies Ahead?"
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