Historical Marker
31st Inf Division
Historical marker location:
3295 Forney Rd, Columbia, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Jackson Boulevard and Forney Road, on the left when traveling south on Jackson Boulevard.)
Marker installed: 1997
The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine that was the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in combat, was built in South Carolina. The Hunley sank the Union ship USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor in 1864, but the submarine itself was lost at sea shortly after the attack.