West Chester
West Chester is a hamlet in Richland County, South Carolina. West Chester is situated nearby to the hamlet Saint Andrews, as well as near Broad River Estates.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirkland Correctional Institution and Broad River Correctional Institution.
Kirkland Correctional Institution
Prison
Kirkland Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, owned and operated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Kirkland Correctional Institution is situated 1½ miles north of West Chester.
Broad River Correctional Institution
Prison
The Broad River Correctional Institution is a South Carolina Department of Corrections state prison for men located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Broad River Correctional Institution is situated 2 miles north of West Chester.
Pine Grove Rosenwald School
School building
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Pine Grove Rosenwald School, also known as Pine Grove Colored School, is a historic Rosenwald school building and former black school, located at St. Andrews, Richland County, South Carolina. Pine Grove Rosenwald School is situated 2 miles northwest of West Chester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elmwood Park and West Columbia.
Elmwood Park
Hamlet
Elmwood Park is a residential neighborhood and historic district in what is now the center of Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in the early 1900s, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Elmwood Park Historic District in 1991. Elmwood Park is situated 3½ miles southeast of West Chester.
West Columbia
Town
West Columbia, formerly Brookland, is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 14,988, and the 2019 population estimate was 17,998. West Columbia is situated 4 miles southeast of West Chester.
Columbia
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Columbia is the capital city and second largest city in South Carolina. It is home to the main campus of the University of South Carolina, and to the Army's Fort Jackson.
West Chester
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Richland County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.04599° or 34° 2′ 46″ northLongitude
-81.09759° or 81° 5′ 51″ westElevation
312 feet (95 metres)Open location code
866W2WW2+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 154200140OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4600538
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