S.C. Confederate Soldiers' Home

S.C. Confederate Soldiers' Home (HM2C6I)

Location: Columbia, SC 29201 Richland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 1.24', W 81° 2.241'

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The Confederate Infirmary opened here in 1909. S.C. was the last southern state to create a residence for indigent Civil War veterans. Legislation authorized space for two veterans from each county. The United Daughters of the Confederacy played a key role at the facility, which was renamed the Soldiers' Home in 1915. The UDC prompted investigations that led to renovation of the Greek Revival building and nearby hospital in 1921. Women's influence at the Soldiers' Home continued and in 1921 the state authorized the UDC to name four women to the Home's nine-person commission. In 1925 the state opened the Home to veterans' widows, and later extended eligibility to sisters, daughters, and nieces. The last veteran living in the Home died in 1944 and it closed in 1957. The state demolished the building in 1963.
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HM NumberHM2C6I
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Year Placed2014
Placed ByRichland County Conservation Commission and SC Civil War Sesquicentennial Advisory Board
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 11th, 2018 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 496551 N 3764448
Decimal Degrees34.02066667, -81.03735000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 1.24', W 81° 2.241'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 1' 14.4" N, 81° 2' 14.46" W
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Area Code(s)704, 803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1430 Confederate Ave, Columbia SC 29201, US
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