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Olympia Mill Village Museum In the first half of the 19th century, Columbia was growing. Government and commerce were driving industrialization, and the textile industry was rapidly expanding. Amid this “New South” economy, plans were drawn up for an audacious mill and village along the banks of the Congaree River just outside the city limits.
More than three years later, family and friends of Jaden Phillips are no closer to answers ...
Congaree Riverkeeper Ben Stangler says a coal gasification plant dumped tar into the water in the 1900s. Calls to clean up the tar began in 2010.
Dominion Energy contractors have removed the first patch of toxic coal tar from the bottom of the Congaree River near downtown Columbia, marking a major milestone in the environmental cleanup.
Bierkeller Columbia and 75+ additional breweries will pour at World Beer Festival Columbia, held Saturday, Feb. 18 at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds. The inaugural Oktoberfest at the Cayce Brick Works kicked off on Sept. 17, on the banks of the Congaree River just across the bridge from Columbia, South Carolina. It was the same day