The commonwealth., 1902-03-27
OUTSIDE ATTRACTIONS.

Leading in this list is a visit to Fort
Sumter. situated in plain view from the
city, whose very name tells of its his
tory To this the steamers go twice a
day and for 50 cents the round trip, in-
cluding' view of the other points Of in
terest, is made.
Magnolia Cemetery, just outside Of the
city, is of great interest to visitors. It
is beautiful '.City Of the Dead and
in it among hundreds of striking memo
rials, is the monument to 1.-THE CQnfed-
crate Dead 1t is a finely executed
bronze figure of a soldier in Confederate
uniform. on a granite pedestal twenty
feet high, while around it are eight hun
dred headstones marking the graves OF
soldiers who died in defence of Charles
ton, and on the field at Gettysburg.
Mount Pleasant, with its high BLUM of
yellow sand, and it's pleasant situation
across the Cooper, is pretty place for a
visit.
sullivan's Island, with it's fine beach
three miles long and Fort Moultrie, is
an attraction not to be missed. At the
gateway to the fort is Osceola's grave.
The establishment of United States
garrison at Fort Moultrie, and the build
ing of new fortifications has. added much
nous summer resort.
The isle OF Palms, formerly Long
Island. across Breach Inlet from Sui
livan's Island and directly facing the
ocean, is one of the finest seaside resort,
on the Atlantic. It's broad and smooth
beach, eight miles long, sloping so gent
ly that surf bathing is possible at any
hour of the tide. is a great attraction.
The interior is covered with dense
growth of palmettoes, live oaks and
other trees and is typically tropic.
The electric railway of the Consoli-
dated system takes you to it. The place
is a great resort for pleasure. An i'm
mense pavilion, bath houses. restaur
art. steeple chase scaroussal, Ferri:
wheel and all the attachments of mod
ern resort are to be found there, as il
also a we'll appointed hotel.
Chicora Park, above the city ON tn,
Cooper river, is another delightful place
and on part of it the new Naval Station
of the United States Government Is t.
be located, and it is to be one Of tn
finest in the world.
Magnolia on the Ashley, fifteen mile
ABOVE the CITY, Is WOHOtIIuiy UcdueA
full spot. Live oak and magnolias ar
here in primeyal growth, and the broa
walks, bordered by azaleas. twenty o
thirty feet high, in the early spring are
perfect glory of color. Foreign trees an
rare plants are on every side, bein
blended in combination of art and ma
ture to the perfection of beauty. Its pc
culiar feature can be duplicated nowher
else in the country. and though prtvat
property it is open to the public, visitor
by the hundreds going to it annually.
St. Andrews church, eight miles froI
the city, reached by a beautiful driv
leading over the Ashley river, is his
toric church. The Parish was laid
in 1706 and in 1923 the church was bull
Destroyed by fire it was rebuilt in 176
Goose Creek Church, as the old chure
of st. James is called, some fifteen mile
from Charleston, is reached by the Al
lantic Coast Line, landing at Otranto. q
the grounds of the Otranto Club. Tt
church has four arch windows and dot
on each side, while on each keystone
a cherub in stucco. Over the west dot
is a pelican feeding her young. At Il