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Sunday, June 10th

2 — 3 p.m.

Second Sunday Stroll | Waverly

Free for members
$8/adult and $5/youth for non-members

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Tour begins at First Calvary Baptist Church : 1401 Pine Street, Columbia, SC 29204

Join HC for our Second Sunday Stroll through Waverly!

Established shortly after the Civil War on plantation land once owned by Robert Latta, Waverly is recognized as one of Columbia’s first documented suburbs. By the late 1800s, the neighborhood was home to both black and white working- and middle-class residents. Growth, stimulated by railroad and streetcar lines, led to the district’s incorporation into the city limits by 1913. As the South became increasingly segregated during the Jim Crow era, Waverly evolved into a self-contained, self-sustaining black community featuring many middle- and upper-class African American residents, among whom were leaders within spiritual, business, academic and professional circles.

Second Sunday Strolls provide a guided tour for many of the neighborhoods featured in Historic Columbia's Retrace: Connecting Communities Through History brochures. Tours are 30 - 60 minutes in length. Walk-ins welcome!

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15 Oct

Thursday, October 15th: 5:30 — 7 p.m.

Monumental Undertakings

1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Join Historic Columbia’s Director of Preservation John Sherrer as he explores downtown graveyards.

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16 Oct

Friday, October 16th: 5:30 — 7 p.m.

Monumental Undertakings

1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Join Historic Columbia’s Director of Preservation John Sherrer as he explores downtown graveyards.

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17 Oct

Saturday, October 17th: 5:30 — 7 p.m.

Monumental Undertakings

1100 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Join Historic Columbia’s Director of Preservation John Sherrer as he explores downtown graveyards.

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18 Oct

Sunday, October 18th: 1 — 2:30 p.m.

Elmwood Park Walking Tour

2204 Park Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Join Historic Columbia for a stroll through the Elmwood Park neighborhood.

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15 Nov

Sunday, November 15th: 1 — 2:30 p.m.

University Hill Walking Tour

1619 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Explore University Hill with Historic Columbia.

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13 Dec

Sunday, December 13th: 1 — 2:30 p.m.

Hollywood-Rose Hill Walking Tour

216 South Gregg Street, Columbia, SC 29205

Join Historic Columbia for a stroll through the Hollywood-Rose Hill neighborhood.

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17 Jan

Sunday, January 17th: 1 — 2:30 p.m.

Arsenal Hill Walking Tour

1800 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Join Historic Columbia for a stroll through the Arsenal Hill neighborhood.

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21 Feb

Sunday, February 21st: 1 — 2:30 p.m.

Heathwood Walking Tour

800 Abelia Road, Columbia, SC 29205

Explore Heathwood with Historic Columbia.

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Columbia, SC 29201

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All historic house and garden tours start at the Welcome Center at Robert Mills.
1616 Blanding Street
Columbia, SC 29201

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