Early Columbia County

by Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Society

Book Overview

Columbia County was formed in 1813 and named for the mythic goddess Columbia, who represented the distinctively American qualities of the new nation in opposition to Britannia.

In an area of beautiful, fertile creek and river valleys nestled among high ridges, the county represents the best of rural America with its productive farms, idyllic small towns, and a variety of small-scale industries. Settled at first by Quakers, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738572012
• ISBN13: 9780738572017
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.4"