Return to Home Page Heritage Celebration 2000 Confederate Columbia Excerpts 2. At Elmwood Cemetery, off Elmwood Ave. Enter parallel to ramp to Interstate 126. To the north edge of the graves is a granite monument with an artistic and effective use of a carved Confederate flag draped over the stone, as it must have draped caskets in life. These services usually include a festive parade down Main from Elmwood to the State House and a heritage celebration there.
Many participants are in antebellum attire.
There are also period carriages, wagons, etc. Free and recommended. Site of Palmetto Armory and Iron Works. Here were made fine Confederate swords, pistols, and muskets much treasured by collectors today. In 1853, the factory turned out 500 muskets per month.