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of the
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of the city of
Columbia,
South Carolina
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, USA.
18th-19th centuries
* 1786 - Columbia established as state capital (previously located in
Charleston).
* 1788 - Columbia becomes part of the
new US state of South Carolina.
* 1795 -
First Presbyterian Church congregation founded.
* 1797 - Commission of Streets and Markets established.
* 1801 - University of South Carolina was founded
* 1803 - Washington Street Methodist builds the first church building in Columbia
* 1804 - Columbia Library Society founded.
* 1805
** Town chartered.
** John Taylor elected intendant (town leader).
**
South Carolina College opens.
* 1809 -
First Baptist Church founded.
* 1813 -
Trinity Episcopal Church founded.
* 1814 - State Legislative Library established.
* 1824 -
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church built.
* 1825 - March:
Lafayette visits town.
* 1830
**
Columbia Theological Seminary active.
** Population: 3,310.
* 1838 - ''Southern Chronicle'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1840 - Population: 4,340.
* 1842
**
Railroad
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(Branchville-Columbia) begins operating.
**
Arsenal Military Academy (the Citadel) established.
* 1846 - J.T
Zealydaguerreotypist in business.
* 1847 - ''Southern Presbyterian Review'' begins publication.
* 1850
** ''Carolina Times'' newspaper begins publication.
** Population: 6,060.
* 1852 - Charlotte-Columbia railway begins operating.
* 1853
** Greenville-Columbia railway begins operating.
**
First Presbyterian Church building constructed.
* 1854 -
Office of mayor established.
* 1856
** Town police force
and Athenaeum
established.
**
South Carolina State Fair begins.
* 1857
**
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral building consecrated.
** ''Southern Guardian'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1865
** February 17–18: Union forces in power;
city burned.
** ''The Phoenix'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1869 -
South Carolina State House built.
* 1870
**
Benedict College founded.
** Area of city expands.
* 1871 - October: "Southern States
Convention of Colored Men" held in Columbia.
* 1874 - State normal school opens.
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* 1875 - US Court House built.The State
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20th century
* 1908 - Main Street paved.radio
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* 1939
** WCOS
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begins broadcasting.
** Municipal Association of South Carolina headquartered in Columbi
* 1940
**
Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Lexington County Airport built.
** US military
Fort Jackson active.
** Population: 62,396.
* 1941 -
Carver Theatre built.
* 1950
**
Columbia Museum of Art and Twilite Drive-In cinema
open.
** Population: 86,914.
* 1953 - WIS-TV and WNOK-TV (
television
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) begin broadcasting.
* 1958 - Lester Bates becomes mayor.
* 1960 -
South Carolina Department of Corrections headquartered in city.
* 1961
** Richland Mall in business.
** Historic Columbia Foundation established.
* 1963 -
Columbia Festival Orchestra founded.
* 1966 -
Hammond School founded.
* 1968 - University of South Carolina's
Carolina Coliseum opens.
* 1970
**
Dutch Square shopping mall in business.
**
John Tucker Campbell becomes mayor.
** Population: 112,542.
* 1974
**
Riverbanks Zoo opens.
** Shambhala Center founded.
* 1976 -
WLTR radio begins broadcasting.
* 1977 - Palmetto Alliance (antinuclear group) founded.
* 1978 -
Kirkman Finlay becomes mayor.
* 1979
** Masjid as-Salaam (Muslim center) built.
** Nickelodeon Theater opens.
** Columbia becomes part of
Tree City USA.
* 1980 - South Carolina Military Museum established.
* 1981 - Harvest Hope Food Bank establishe
* 1983 - Chicora Foundation (historic preservation group) established.
* 1984 - Hindu Temple built.
* 1986 -
T. Patton Adams becomes mayor.
* 1987 -
AT&T Building constructed.
* 1988
**
South Carolina State Museum opens in the former location of the vacant Columbia Mills Building.
** University of South Carolina's
Koger Center for the Arts built.
* 1990
**
Bob Coble becomes mayor.
** Population: 98,052.
* 1991 -
Sidney Park opens.
* 1992 - Masjid Al-Muslimiin (mosque) built.
* 1993
**
Richland County Public Library new main branch building opens.
**
Jim Clyburn
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becomes
U.S. representative for
South Carolina's 6th congressional district.
* 1994 - Sikh Religious Society founded.
* 1996 - City website online.
* 2000 - January 17: Confederate flag protest.
21st century
* 2001 - Columbia Zen Buddhist Priory founded.
* 2002
**
Colonial Center (arena) opens.
**
Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority and Ganden Mahayana Buddhist established.
* 2005 - ''
Columbia City Paper'' begins publication.
* 2007 -
Columbia Quadsquad (rollerderby league) formed.
* 2009 -
Fort Jackson National Cemetery established.
* 2010
**
Stephen K. Benjamin becomes
first African-American in city elected mayor.
** Population: 129,272 city;
767,598
metro.
See also
*
Columbia history
*
List of mayors of Columbia, South Carolina
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia, South Carolina
*
List of museums in Columbia, South Carolina
*
Timeline of South Carolina
*
Timeline of Charleston, South Carolina
References
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