First Baptist Church (Columbia) - View this location on map On December 17, 1860, the South Carolina Convention of the People met here, and voted on the resolution: 'That it is the opinion of this Convention that the State of South Carolina should forthwith secede from the Federal Union, known as the United States of America.' The 159 delegates voted unanimously in favor of the resolution, an act which ultimately led to the Civil War. 1306 Hampton Street, Columbia, South Carolina Historical

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