[1] The courthouse is where Henry Choate was hanged in 1927 after being lynched.
[2] The courthouse was also a rallying place for white vigilante groups during violence in 1946.
[3] A new cupola was planned as part of renovations to the then 98-year-old courthouse in 1998.
[4] It has been the site of filming projects, including the music video for Jason Aldean's controversial "Try That in a Small Town".
[5] "We Were Rich" by Runaway June was filmed in Columbia and includes the courthouse as a backdrop.