City of Columbia, SC.
Population (2008) - Total 127,029

City of Columbia, SC

From the creation of Columbia by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1786, the site of Columbia was important to the overall development of the state. The Congarees, a frontier fort on the west bank of the Congaree River, was the head of navigation in the Santee River system. A ferry was established by the colonial government in 1754 to connect the fort with the growing settlements on the higher ground on the east bank.

City of Aiken, SC.
Population (2006) - Total 28,829

City of Aiken, SC

The history of Aiken dates to its incorporation on December 19, 1835. It was named for William Aiken, a founder of a railroad company in Charleston.

In the late 1800s, Aiken gained fame as a wintering spot for wealthy people from the Northeast. Over the years Aiken has hosted many famous and notable people.

City of Charleston, SC.
Population (2008) - Total 111,978

City of Charleston, SC

Charleston is known as The Holy City due to the prominence of churches on the low-rise cityscape, particularly the numerous steeples which dot the city's skyline, and for the fact that it was one of the few cities in the original thirteen colonies to provide religious tolerance, albeit restricted to non-catholics