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A. C. Moore Garden, located at the corner of Blossom and Pickens Streets
in Columbia,
was rededicated on November
27, 2001, exactly
sixty years after the
garden's original dedication. The rededication
ceremony came nearly three years after the A.C. Moore Garden Restoration
Committee began work as part of the University's bicentennial.
Andrew Charles Moore The
garden is named for Andrew Refurbishment The Restoration Committee, chaired by Dr. Kirstin Dow of the USC department of Geography, worked closely with the
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University's Facilities Department and focused
on refurbishing the Garden by making it more accessible, safe
and beautiful. Rededication The rededication ceremony took
place on the back patio of the Patterson
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Several relatives of A.C. Moore attended the ceremony, including Andy Moore Keenan, who unveiled the rededication plaque. Andy's father unveiled the first dedication plaque on November 27, 1941. Both placques hang on the garden's brick pillars, facing Blossom Street.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, Committee members and other volunteers gave tours of the beautiful garden, highlighting additions and future plans. With the garden's rededication during the University's bicentennial celebration, it has resumed its role as an educational facility and the embodiment of the University's - and, indeed, Columbia's - rich social and natural history. For full program click here. To view a copy of John Herr's remarks click here. |
| Prepared by: Kim Buchanan. Document URL: http://www.sc.edu/acmooregarden/History.htm This page copyright © 2006,
The Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina. |
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Charles
Moore, who was the first honor graduate of South Carolina College
in 1877. After serving as a primary school principal, superintendent
of school sin Spartanburg, SC, and professor of botany at the University
of Chicago, he returned to his alma mater as professor and in 1905
became the first chair fo the Department of Biology at the renamed
University of South Carolina. Moore also served as interim
president of the University from 1908-1909 and again in 1913-1914. Since the
garden's dedication to Moore in 1941, it has been dedicated to preservation
of and education about native plant species. 
The
project included dredging the garden's pond and adding new lights,
fencing, pathways, stairs, plants, trees, educational signs,
and a weather station. In addition, the South Carolina Wildlife
Federation 
and
the National
Wildlife Federation have certified
the garden as a National Backyard Wildlife Habitat.
Residence
Hall, over-looking the garden. The
program celebrated the garden's significance for the University
and Columbia communities. Following remarks
from several University
representatives, Mayor
Bob Coble introduced three students from A.C. Moore Elementary
School, who presented a special poster about the
garden.
