Columbia

South Carolina State House The original state house was torched by General Sherman's troops during the Civil War... supposedly. In General Sherman's own words, "I did not order the burning of the city, but I am not sorry that it happened." South Carolina was the first state to secede, so Sherman had no mercy when he marched through after he had completed his March to the Sea. Greek style columns
Flying the Confederate flag The Confederate flag used to fly on top of the dome, but it was moved to the monument to Confederate dead in 2000. Monument to Confedereate dead
Marker claiming Sherman's troops were responsible for the burning of the original building. South Carolina State House The dome
Monument to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty The eagle topping the monument View from the south
View from the south General Wade Hampton Revolutionary War Generals Monument
LOOK AT ALL THE FUCKING SQUIRRELS!!! African American Monument African American Monument
Spanish-American War Monument Spanish-American War Monument Trinity Cathedral

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