ScribeGirl's photos with the keyword: South Carolina
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Poinsett Bridge
16 Jun 2013 |
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Little Gap Creek, Traveler's Rest, South Carolina. "Constructed in 1820, the Poinsett Bridge is one of the oldest spans extant in South Carolina. Its impressive construction of wedge shaped rocks, erected without concrete, has pointed Gothic arches that are rare in the state today. The bridge was part of the State Road from Charleston through Columbia to North Carolina that was designed in 1817-1819 by Joel Poinsett, director of the South Carolina Board of Public Works. The bridge was named in his honor. Poinsett also served as Secretary of War, Minister to Mexico, and first president of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, forerunner of the Smithsonian. It is believed that Robert Mills designed the bridge. Mills became State Architect and Engineer for the South Carolina Board of Public Works in 1820. A brush drawing by Mills of a bridge with Gothic arches and keystone identical to those of Poinsett Bridge lends credence to the belief that Mills designed the bridge. Listed in the National Historic Register." --South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 113 pictures in 2013: #104, made of stone or rock.
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Two girls
31 Oct 2010 |
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"Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open..."
--Natasha Bedingfield
Morning ride
"Look! Up in the sky! It's..."
A very fine house
Fountain, Calhoun Mansion
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