Claflin University, located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, was founded in 1869 by Alonzo Webster (1818-1887), a Vermont minister. Webster came to South Carolina to teach at the Baker Bible Institute in Charleston training African American ministers for the Methodist Episcopal Church (today the United Methodist Church). In 1869 he received a charter from the state of South Carolina to establish a college that would prepare freed slaves for the responsibilities of citizenship. The first charter banned discrimination among the faculty, staff and students, making the Academy the first South Carolina university open to all regardless of race. Nonetheless, all of the students at the Academy were African American.

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Super 8 by Wyndham, Orangeburg

Orangeburg

Danica

Rp1.072.655 total

includes taxes & fees

25 Dec - 26 Dec

Desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains, free WiFi

Motel 6 West Columbia, SC - Airport

West Columbia

Ebony

Rp1.052.086 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Dec - 31 Dec

Motel 6 Columbia, SC - Fort Jackson Area

Columbia

David

Travelodge by Wyndham Orangeburg

Orangeburg

Marie

Rp1.471.175 total

includes taxes & fees

25 Dec - 26 Dec

Peach Tree Inn

St. George

Patricia

Days Inn By Wyndham Lexington/Columbia

Lexington

Johnny

Rp1.540.128 total

includes taxes & fees

4 Jan - 5 Jan 2026

Super 8 by Wyndham Columbia SC / Ft. Jackson

Columbia

Debra

Rp1.182.092 total

includes taxes & fees

3 Jan - 4 Jan 2026

Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Columbia Airport

West Columbia

Timothy

Rp1.216.703 total

includes taxes & fees

29 Dec - 30 Dec

Days Inn by Wyndham Columbia

St. Andrews

Angela

Rp1.164.995 total

includes taxes & fees

25 Dec - 26 Dec

Double Room, 2 Double Beds | In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, rollaway beds

Days Inn by Wyndham Columbia NE Fort Jackson

Columbia

Chester

Rp1.165.935 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Dec - 31 Dec

Super 8 by Wyndham Manning

Manning

Tanya

Rp1.108.223 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Dec - 31 Dec

Studio 6 West Columbia, SC - Airport

West Columbia

Rp1.288.738 total

includes taxes & fees

28 Dec - 29 Dec

Super 8 by Wyndham Columbia

Columbia

jessica

Rp1.165.934 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Dec - 31 Dec

Executive Inn

West Columbia

coleen

Rp1.174.390 total

includes taxes & fees

25 Dec - 26 Dec

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | Desk, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Rp1.436.782 total

includes taxes & fees

25 Dec - 26 Dec

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Top Calhoun County Hotel Reviews

Sleep Inn Columbia

10/10 Excellent

"Staff was excellent! Clean room . My only complaints would be no lamps on bedside tables and no outlets at all by bedside. Could have an outlet on lamp if there were any. This would not keep me from staying here again. It’s just a major inconvenience. "

La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Columbia SE / Fort Jackson

10/10 Excellent

"The updated room is esthetically pleasing and modern. Best stay for your dollar in this area. The staff is all pleasant and even through the aging of the building they seem to be managing well. The elevators are a lil janky but they work. I didn't try the breakfast this visit. "