Took the short ride from Sumter over to Columbia yesterday and spent the better part of our day at the South Carolina State House... which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. It's a beautiful piece of work.
From the front...
From the side...
One of the MANY reminders about The War of Northern Aggression
Speaking of which... the people of South Carolina remember their war dead. Here are a couple of shots of the Civil War memorial...
A close of up of the monument's legend
The monument itself and that controversial Stars and Bars flag.
The grounds of the State House are park like with well-maintained leafy gardens and huge trees. We saw lots of folks relaxing on well-placed park benches as we walked around. We did a bit of that ourselves.
I mentioned the honoring of the state's war dead... and the monument that impressed me the most was the Mexican War memorial. It's a huge cast iron work, consisting of a palmetto on top of a pedestal and surrounded by four columns with some of the most intricate iron work I've ever seen. The scale...
That's SN1 and Grandson Sean in front.
The plaque.
Detail of the iron work.
There's a recent monument as well, honoring all of South Carolina's sons and daughters who have served...
Flags in the breeze. The USMC and Coast Guard flags are obscured by palmettos.
The inscription.
We had ourselves a Happy Ending at a local watering hole, of course.
Added, a couple o' days later: Just for vanity's sake, a pic SN1 took of me admiring the Mexican War Memorial:
All you wimmen folk should feel free to say something like "nice ass." If'n you're feelin' charitable, of course.
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