The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-10-27
], columbia-The State Fair.

f,rfr, Colunabia-.The State Fair.
Hnl.5itbie,,. n.ieA'| hean.ifnl capital of
South Carolina, is located in the inte-
,rior Of the State, upon the level lands.
naaN tho banks of the Congaree. The
oily iBh Fregnlaffy lsid OF. with wide
streets,i .ahd is unusually well.draihed,
the water running off North, South,
East and West. Before the burning and
pillage OF Columbia, by General Sher-
mans army. near the close of the war,
the city was regarded one Of the hand
sopiest in the United States character
lied by its broad streets, its double and
triple lines Of shade trees, its fine pri-
vate residences, and its beautiful gar
dens.E It was, also,s the seat Of much of
the worth, the intelligence, and the
beauty of the State. The enemy came
and;doomed the capital of South Caro-
lima to the flames. In one night, the
fire-6end, aided and abetted by fends in
human shape, did his work with devilish
success, The, heart of the city was con-
sumed, and the Beauty of Columbia
turned into ashes and charred ruins.
But the citizens did not long despond.
Soon they resolved to live, and not die,
and with resolute will and hearts full of
hope and faith, they began the work of
reconstruction. Since 1866, that work
has been steadily progressing. In spite
Of the incubus of bad government, and
as@gin,e antagonistic to capital and nu-
merical accessions, the rebuilding of the
city has been pressed. Churches, rail-
road depots, stores. warehouses, shops,
mills, private residences, printing esta-
blishments have gone up. Ornamental
trees have been replanted. Bridges
have been rebuilt New hotels have
opened their doors to the traveller and
visitor. Thus Columbia, owing TO the
energy and will of her sons, aided by
generous capital from abroad, is fast
rising from her ashes, and, God helping,
her people hope soon to see her onco
again clothe herself with the robes of
her dignity, and again put upon her
brow the diadem of her beauty.
Columbia certainly has promising
future. The advantages she possesses of
climate, health, education, water power
and railroad facilities are marked and
peculiar
/. The CLIMATE of Columbia makes
the city second only, if not equal, to
Aiken, in the matter of health. In
valjds and others from the North in
search Of health can find no better place
than Columbia. The city is high and
dry, and free from malarious Influences,
whilst the drives, the walks and the
usual city attractions unto with the
pure, bracing air to bring back strength
to the sick man and the bloom OF health
to the cheek of beauty.
2. The RELIGIOUS and EDUCATIONAL
ADVANTAGES of Columbia commend it to
settlers. The Episcopalians, the Roman
Catholics, the Presbyterians, the Metho-
dists. the Baptists and the Luthcrans
have oil their respective church edifices
with their Sunday Schools. Here, too,
is located Theological Seminary, under
the auspices of the Presbyterians And
we learn that arrangements aro now
making to establish n Baptist Theologi-
cal College, whilst the Lutherans con-
template al:o the removal to this point
of the theological department of their
College, located at Walhalla. Here,
too, are located the State Lunatic Asy-
lum and the South Carolina University.
with its schools of science, literature,
language, law and medicine. Here, too,
is the Columbia Male Academy and the
Columbia Female Academy, and other
excellent schools for boys and girls.
The Howard School for colored pupils is
located hero. Near by. also, is the we'll
known institution of Vale Crucis. A
Young Mems Christian Association has
its rooms and its meetings here.
3. The WATER POWER possessed by this
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