New museum highlights history of Columbia Gorge

Crown Point Country Museum held its grand opening after more than 50 years in the making, eager to share the history of the ...

History booklet of SC’s State Hospital tells stories of people housed there

To outsiders, the then-called South Carolina Lunatic Asylum in the 1800s was an idyllic, tranquil place to live, with garden ...
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Piecing together Columbia's history, 1 glass bottle and newspaper clipping at a time

COLUMBIA — In South Carolina, the site of the most Revolutionary War battles and the first state to secede from the Union during the Civil War, historical artifacts are plentiful. The state’s history ...
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Celebrating the history of Columbia’s Mule Day

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WKRN) — Columbia’s annual Mule Day started in 1840 as “Breeder’s Day,” according to the festival’s website. Today, the landmark festival draws more than 200,000 to the city each year.