Historical Marker
Modjeska Simkins House
Historical marker location:
2025 Marion Street, Columbia, South Carolina
( Marker is on Marion Street, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2008
South Carolina was one of the original thirteen colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in 1776. However, it was also the first state to secede from the United States in 1860, which ultimately led to the Civil War.