National Historic Landmark- First Baptist Church, Columbia

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.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

Photo from Library of Congress Historic American Building Survey