The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-03-27
OUTSIDE ATTRACTIONS.

Leading in this list is a visit to Fort
Sumter, situated in plain view from tho
city, whose very name tells of its his
tory. To this the steamers go twice Il
day and for so cents the round trip. in
Guiding d view of the other points of in
terest is made.
Magnolia Cemetery, Just outside of the
city, is of great interest to visitors. 1t
is beautiful City of the Dead" and
in it among hundreds of striking memo
rials, is the monument to The Confed
crate Dead" 1t is 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. o;
soldiers who died in defence of Charles
ton, and on the field at Gettysburg
Mount Pleasant, with its high bluff Of
yellow sand and it's pleasant situation
across the Cooper, is pretty place for a
visit.
Sullvan's Island, with its fine beach
three miles long and Fort Moultrie, is
an attraction not to be missed. At the
gateway to the fort is Osceolas grave.
The establishment of United States
garrison lat Fort Moultrie, and the build
ing of new Notifications has added much
to the life of the island, which is ia
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 resorts
on the Atlantic. Its broad and smooth
beach, eight miles long, sloping SO gent
ly that surf bathing is possible at any
hour of the tide, is great attraction.
The interior is covered with a 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 great resort for pleasure. An i'm
mense pavilion, bath houses restaur-
ant steeple chase caroussal, Ferris
| wheel and all the attachments OF a mod
ern resort are to be found there, as is
,, also we'll appointed hotel
| Chicora Park, above the city on the
| Cooper river, is another delightful place.
| and on part of it the new Naval Station
| of the United States Government is 10
| be located and it is to be one OF the
| finest in the world.
| Magnolia on the Ashley, fifteen miles
| above the city, is wonderfully beauti-
| full spot. Live oak and magnolias are
| here in primeyal growth, and the broad
walks, bordered by szalcas, twenty or
thirty feet high, in the early spring are a
| perfect glory of color Foreign trees and
| rare plants are on every side, being
blended in combination OF art and ma
turc to the perfection OF beauty. It's pc
culiar feature can be duplicated nowhere
| else in the country. and though private
/ property IT is open to the public. visitors
| by the hundreds going to it annually.
St. Andrews church. eight miles fro.r
| the city. reached By a beautiful drSe
| leading over the Ashley river. is a his
| toric church. The Parish was laid 81
! in 170S and in 1873 the church was built
Destroyed by fire il was rebuilt in 1854
Goose Creek Church, as the old churCi
| OF st. James is called. some fifteen mile:
| from Charleston. is reached by the At
lantic Coast Line. landing at Otranto. o.
the grounds Of the Otranto Club. Til:
! church has -four arch windows and doc,
on each side, while on each keystone /:
| Z cherfb in stucro. Over the west dooi
| il a pelican feeding her young. AT tn.