Diamond Hill

Historical marker location:

Columbia, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Westminster Drive and Stratford Road, in the median on Westminster Drive.)

Marker installed: 1957

The home of Lt. General Wade Hampton, C.S.A.

The USS Yorktown, a World War II-era aircraft carrier that now serves as a museum ship, is docked in Charleston Harbor. The ship played a key role in the Pacific Theater of the war, including the Battle of Midway.