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Tuesday, August 12, 2003
The South
The south was a whirl wind of stops. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana were all capitals that we stopped at. One of the most interesting stops was in Columbia South Carolina. South Carolina was the first state to break away from the union and they are still proud of that move. In numerous ways throughout the state house icons commemorating the session of the state are present. A large marble cut stone has the words of the Ordinance that declared South Carolina's independence and list each person that signed the document in 1860. Even after the resent political battle about the Confederate flag flying on the dome, the flag remains prominently flown at the front of the building. I found it an interesting piece of trivia that the declaration of session was actually signed in Charleston and not Columbia. An outbreak of small pox forced a temporary movement of the state capitol back to the earlier site.
The south was a whirl wind of stops. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana were all capitals that we stopped at. One of the most interesting stops was in Columbia South Carolina. South Carolina was the first state to break away from the union and they are still proud of that move. In numerous ways throughout the state house icons commemorating the session of the state are present. A large marble cut stone has the words of the Ordinance that declared South Carolina's independence and list each person that signed the document in 1860. Even after the resent political battle about the Confederate flag flying on the dome, the flag remains prominently flown at the front of the building. I found it an interesting piece of trivia that the declaration of session was actually signed in Charleston and not Columbia. An outbreak of small pox forced a temporary movement of the state capitol back to the earlier site.
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