. The romance of lower Carolina; historic, romantic and traditional incidents of the Colonial and revolutionary eras. upon all occasions, and par-ticularly his assistance in procuring a repeal of theStamp Act. May 31, 1770, the statue arrived. It was landedamongst a vast concourse of inhabitants, who re-ceived it with cheers, and, preceded by music, drewit by hand to the place where it was to rest until itspedestal could be erected. July 5th it was raisedand placed upon the pedestal at the intersection of 159 Broad and Meeting Streets. It stood there duringthe siege of Charlestown in 1780, whe
. The romance of lower Carolina; historic, romantic and traditional incidents of the Colonial and revolutionary eras. upon all occasions, and par-ticularly his assistance in procuring a repeal of theStamp Act. May 31, 1770, the statue arrived. It was landedamongst a vast concourse of inhabitants, who re-ceived it with cheers, and, preceded by music, drewit by hand to the place where it was to rest until itspedestal could be erected. July 5th it was raisedand placed upon the pedestal at the intersection of 159 Broad and Meeting Streets. It stood there duringthe siege of Charlestown in 1780, when a shot froma British battery carried away the right arm, whichwas extended. After the war it was found to in-terfere with travel through the two importantthoroughfares, at whose intersection it stood, andit was taken down and carried to the OrphanHouse yard, where it was subsequently it was moved to Washington Park^, whereit now stands. The tablet on the pedestal givesits entire history. soWashington Park, enclosing City Hall, at the northeastcorner of Meeting and Broad Streets, Charleston. !60. STATUE UF erected 17C6. FROM THE HALLOWED PAST TO THE PRACTICALPRESENT The purpose of the Romance of Lower Caro-lina is two-fold. First, to gather in comprehensive form, many in-cidents illustrating the early Colonial and Revolu-tionary days of the section, for the information andinspiration of the present generation. Second, to point out the very spots where suchhistory was made, that the reader may easily reachthem, and standing on them imbibe the spirit ofthe great deeds thereon enacted. By the foot notesappended to the various articles this can be readilyattained. For the people of Lower Carolina this is is hoped that by recalling the grand history theirillustrious forefathers have made, they will be awak-ened to and appreciate the fact that few, if any,parts of our country is richer in thrilling patrioticdeeds than Lower Carolina. But
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