<P> The site was chosen as the new state capital in 1786 , due to its central location in the state . The State Legislature first met there in 1790 . After remaining under the direct government of the legislature for the first two decades of its existence , Columbia was incorporated as a village in 1805 and then as a city in 1854 . </P>
<P> The site was chosen as the new state capital in 1786 , due to its central location in the state . The State Legislature first met there in 1790 . After remaining under the direct government of the legislature for the first two decades of its existence , Columbia was incorporated as a village in 1805 and then as a city in 1854 . </P>
why was the capital of south carolina relocated from charleston to columbia in 1786
why was the capital of south carolina relocated from charleston to columbia in 1786
its central location in the state
its central location in the state