<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>
when did columbia become the capital of sc
when did columbia become the capital of sc
1786
1786