What to see in America . South Carolina 173 The towns most interesting historic building is theColonial Exchange, erected in 1771. When Washingtonvisited Charleston after the Revolution, a ball and receptionin his honor were given in this building. St. Philips Church,dating from 1835, has a steeple nearly two hundred feet high,from which there shines a beacon light at night to guidemariners at sea. The finestpiece of colonial architecturein the South is St. MichaelsChurch, first opened for serv-ice in 1761. When the Brit-ish gained possession of thetown, they stabled their horsesin the church.
What to see in America . South Carolina 173 The towns most interesting historic building is theColonial Exchange, erected in 1771. When Washingtonvisited Charleston after the Revolution, a ball and receptionin his honor were given in this building. St. Philips Church,dating from 1835, has a steeple nearly two hundred feet high,from which there shines a beacon light at night to guidemariners at sea. The finestpiece of colonial architecturein the South is St. MichaelsChurch, first opened for serv-ice in 1761. When the Brit-ish gained possession of thetown, they stabled their horsesin the church. It has a very. A Cotton P His Cabin V\ ELL musical chime of eight the Civil War these weresent to Columbia for safe-keeping, but that place waslooted and burned, and thebells were so damaged thatthey were shipped to Englandto be recast. When the vesselthat brought them back ar-rived, the people went in pro-cession to receive the beloved bells, and with prayers andthanksgiving replaced them in the church tower. Theirmusic, which is perhaps the most characteristic of all thecitys sounds, has been called the voice of city takes especial pride in the district around theBattery, which is a grassy park thickset with sturdy good folks who daily promenade this park little thinkthat they are trampling over the resting place of fifty pirateswho were captured in 1718 and hanged and buried on whatwas then White Point. 174 What to See in America Three important battles were fought in South Carolinaduring the Revolution. The first was at what is now thefavorite winter resort of Ca
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