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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM143Y_redfern-field-paul-r-redfern_Columbia-SC.html
Front This is the site of Redfern Field, established in 1923 as the first commercial airfield in Columbia. Paul Rinaldo Redfern (1902 ~ 1927?) had shown an early interest in and aptitude for aviation, building his first full-scale airplane in 1…
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Born in 1902, Paul Redfern at an early age showed a marked mechanical aptitude and excitement for aviation. Shortly after graduating from old Columbia High School in 1923, he built his own airplane and established the city's first commercial aviat…
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Booker T. Washington High School1916 - 1974??From the day it opened its doors in 1916 Booker T. Washington High School played a major roll in the life of Columbia's black community. Originally a school with all grades, eventually it evolved into …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13WS_fair-rutherford-house-rutherford-house_Columbia-SC.html
(Front text) The Fair-Rutherford House, a Greek Revival cottage, stood here from ca. 1850 until it was demolished in 2004. Built for Dr. Samuel Fair, it passed through several owners before 1905, when William H. Rutherford (1852-1910) bought and e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13H6_george-elmore_Columbia-SC.html
Sacred to the Memory ofGeorge Elmorewho through unmatchedcourage, perseverance, andpersonal sacrifice broughtthe legal action by whichblack people may participatein South Carolina democraticparty primary elections —"Elmore vs. Rice," 1947
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13H0_waverly-five-and-dime-george-elmore-and-elmore-v-rice-em_Columbia-SC.html
Waverly Five and Dime) The Waverly Five & Dime, located here until about 1957, was managed 1945-48 by George A. Elmore (1905-1959), the African American plaintiff in a landmark voting rights case soon after World War II. Elmore ran this store and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12Z4_i-dequincey-newman-house_Columbia-SC.html
Front Isaiah DeQuincey Newman (1911~1985), Methodist minister, civil rights leader, and state senator, lived here from 1960 until his death. Born in Darlington County, he attended Claflin College and was a graduate of Clark College and Gammon T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM129G_nathaniel-j-frederick-house_Columbia-SC.html
(Front text)Nathaniel J. Frederick (1877-1938), educator, lawyer, newspaper editor, and civil rights activist, lived here from 1904 until his death. This house was built in 1903 by Cap J. Carroll, a prominent businessman and city official whose da…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM129F_north-carolina-mutual-building_Columbia-SC.html
(Front text)The North Carolina Mutual Building was built in 1909 by the N.C. Mutual and Provident Association, a black-owned life insurance company with an office here until the mid-1930s. Built as a two-story commercial building, with a third sto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11A3_curtiss-wright-hangar_Columbia-SC.html
(Front text)This hangar, built in 1929 by the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, was the first building at Owens Field, a municipal airport then 3 mi. S of the city limits. Curtiss-Wright built and operated numerous airports across America for the nex…
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