Waverly

Waverly (HM10HR)

Location: Columbia, SC 29204 Richland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 0.585', W 81° 1.238'

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(Front text)
Waverly has been one of Columbia's most significant black communities since the 1930s. The city's first residential suburb, it grew out of a 60-acre parcel bought by Robert Latta in 1855. Latta's widow and children sold the first lots here in 1863. Shortly after the Civil War banker and textile manufacturer Lysander D. Childs bought several blocks here for development. Waverly grew for the next 50 years as railroad and streetcar lines encouraged growth.
(Reverse text)
The City of Columbia annexed Waverly in 1913. Two black colleges, Benedict College and Allen University, drew many African Americans to this area as whites moved to other city suburbs. By the 1930s this community was almost entirely black. The Waverly Historic District, bounded by Gervais, Harden, and Taylor Streets and Millwood Avenue, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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HM NumberHM10HR
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Marker Number40-157
Year Placed2012
Placed ByThe Historic Columbia Foundation, the City of Columbia, and the S.C. Department of Transportatio,
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 10:57pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 498094 N 3763237
Decimal Degrees34.00975000, -81.02063333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 0.585', W 81° 1.238'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 0' 35.10" N, 81° 1' 14.28" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1448-1498 Harden St, Columbia SC 29204, US
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