University of South Carolina
Chartered 1801 as the S. C. College, opened January 10, 1805. Entire student body volunteered for Confederate service 1861. Soldiers' hospital 1862-65. Rechartered as U. of S. C. 1865. Radical control 1873-77. Closed 1877-80. College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 1880-82. S. C. College 1882-87. U. of S. C. 1887-90. S. C. College 1890-1905. U. of S. C. 1906. Faithful index to the ambitions and fortunes of the state.
40-27Richland County
Where it stands. Marker #1: Sumter St. Entrance to the Horseshoe, University of South Carolina Campus, Columbia. Marker #2: Bull St. Entrance to the Horseshoe, University of South Carolina Campus, Columbia., Columbia