5811 Lower Richland Boulevard
Hopkins Turnout
The growth of the railroad brought employment for immigrants and African Americans, while creating new connections between cities. Hopkins Turnout was originally the name of present day Hopkins, as it was named after John Hopkins, a native of Virginia, a surveyor and planter who received land in South Carolina from a royal land grant in 1764. The name also is linked to a connection with the railroad, as Hopkins Turnout was where the South Carolina Railway ended its line from Charleston, and until 1842, travelers had to "turnout" and exit the railroad and then take a stagecoach to visit Columbia.
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South Carolina Historical Market at Hopkins Turnout, 2010. Historic Columbia collection
