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Why was the capital of south carolina relocated from charleston to columbia in 1786?
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Why was the capital of south carolina relocated from charleston to columbia in 1786?

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The first meeting of the South Carolina Assembly in the Charleston State House occurred in 1756. In 1786 the South Carolina Assembly voted to move the state capital to Columbia, a more geographically, centralized location.
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