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South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute in Barhamville, just north of the city of Columbia, was opened in 1829 to offer women a higher education. It was sketched in about 1860 by M. Dovilliers, who taught French and drawing to the young ladies who attended.
Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.