Impressions of Chimneyville Opening Reception

 Join us at First Thursday on Main for an opening reception for our newest exhibit, Impressions of Chimneyville: Columbia’s Civil War Destruction. In February 1865, one-third of South Carolina’s capital city lay in ruin, the product of a series of fires that accompanied its brief occupation by Union soldiers. Some citizens came to identify their hometown by the remnants of buildings that dotted its skyline. Columbia’s physical transformation during the course of one night would influence the city’s growth for generations, and it is shown through historical images and descriptions in this exhibit by Historic Columbia.

This exhibit is part of Columbia Commemorates: The 150th Anniversary of the Burning of Columbia.