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Hammond School (South Carolina)

1966 establishments in South CarolinaEducational institutions established in 1966Preparatory schools in South CarolinaPrivate high schools in South CarolinaSchools in Columbia, South Carolina
Segregation academies in South Carolina
Hammond School (Columbia, SC)
Hammond School (Columbia, SC)

Hammond School, originally James H. Hammond Academy, is a pre-K through 12 college preparatory private school in Columbia, South Carolina, founded in 1966. The school is an accredited day school with the South Carolina Independent School Association (SAIS) and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). The choir is known for its performance for Pope Francis at the 2017 New Years Day Mass at St. Peter's Basilica. The school, which was founded as a segregation academy, is known for its athletic and academic accomplishments. The school's namesake, James Henry Hammond – a brutal slaveholder known for raping his brother's four daughters as well as his sexual exploitation of enslaved women – has been a source of enduring controversy. The current Hammond School head is Andy North.

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Hammond School (South Carolina)
Wordsworth Drive, Columbia

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Hammond School

Wordsworth Drive
29209 Columbia
South Carolina, United States
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W. Gordon Belser Arboretum
W. Gordon Belser Arboretum

W. Gordon Belser Arboretum is part of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, managed by the Department of Biological Sciences. The arboretum serves as a nature preserve, field laboratory and research site for students and faculty. It is open to the public at a monthly open house. A small botanic garden features shrubs and small trees suitable for Columbia's home landscapes. The remaining landscape features southeast native trees and plant communities and is a certified Palmetto Wildlife Habitat.The Lindler Circle Trail is approximately 0.35 mi (0.56 km), and several short spur paths lead to the bald cypress swamp and dam, the central wetland, and an overlook. Topography within the approximately 9-acre (3.6 ha) arboretum changes dramatically. Dry sandy ridges slope into a ravine with bottomland hardwood forest and wetlands. Springs feed a bog and small creek. City storm drains replace natural drainage channels, and feed the arboretum's bald cypress swamp. Stormwater spreads out here, and water that does not infiltrate flows over a dam spillway, through the creek and over a waterfall into the stormwater system, eventually feeding Gills Creek. In 1959, William Gordon Belser gave the land to the University and stipulated its mission. But over decades the property became choked with invasive species and was unusable. A major restoration occurred from 2006 - 2016, led by UofSC professor Dr. Patricia DeCoursey, who marshaled thousands of university and community volunteers to perform the work. DeCoursey was recognized for her vision and effort to transform the arboretum in 2012, when she received South Carolina's Environmental Awareness Award. She stepped down in 2018, and Dr. Trey Franklin became director.