. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. NIGHT TOUR One of the weekend's highlights is the torchlight tour that begins at the historic Plymouth United Methodist Church. Women in long period gowns and men in old suits greet visitors. Inside the church, a woman in a black dress and black lace coverlet on her head reads a soldier's letter. 'Tonight, my attire is black for those who have given their lives," she says. During the war, the original wood-framed Methodist Church played an important role in the community. "The Methodist Church wa
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. NIGHT TOUR One of the weekend's highlights is the torchlight tour that begins at the historic Plymouth United Methodist Church. Women in long period gowns and men in old suits greet visitors. Inside the church, a woman in a black dress and black lace coverlet on her head reads a soldier's letter. 'Tonight, my attire is black for those who have given their lives," she says. During the war, the original wood-framed Methodist Church played an important role in the community. "The Methodist Church was torn down in the war, and the wood was used for firewood and coffins for dead soldiers," she adds. The church was rebuilt after the war. After the choir sings period songs, a tour guide leads visitors around the historic district in Plymouth, using a torch to light the way. Their first stop is the white-framed ABOVE: Civil War soldiers are buried in the Qraee Episcopal Church cemetery. LEFT: Confederate re-enactors perform an arch of sabers for Terry Harwood and jimmy Phillips at their wedding. Windley-Ausbon House, one of only four surviving houses from the War Between the States still standing. Built around 1830, the house is still marked by Civil War bullet holes. At the house, a Confederate petty officer reads a letter that he is penning to a friend. "I am not a picture of health," he says. "I am preparing to Write ; After stops at several more houses, a Union soldier in blue uniform hobbles down a dark street and yells at two Confederate officers. "Get out of my way," he yells. "You shot and killed our men. You dirty ; Then a girl in a striped dress guides a wounded soldier to the hospital. "Doctor, doctor, here's a wounded man," she says. The doctor yells back, "I am trying to run a hospital. I have got men on straw beds. I am not a miracle ; Each year, the battle lives on thr
Size: 1511px × 1653px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookcollectionunclibra, booksubjectoceanography
