The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-10-29

relics. ~" "
Inc Massachusetts, building is a com.
posite reproduction OF various nis,oric
houses, including the old statehouse at
Boston.
Louisiana has reproduced the lannon's
Caoildo at New Orleans, in which the
actual transfer. OF Louisiana territorv
was made in 1903. 1t is still occupied
by the Supreme Court of the State
The reproduction here is filled with
many Interesting relics, including the
actual desk upon which the transfer was
signed by Count de Lousatte, the French
minister to the United States. and IL is
surrounded by portraits Of General Will
kinson, who commanded the American
troops at the time of the transfer. and
Governor Claiborne, who was the firs,
| civil governor OF Louisiana Territory.
There are other portraits OF interest
and | understand that these relics, with
Louisiana exhibits from other buildings.
are to be preserved in museum at New
Orleans at the close of the exposition.
An interesting memtnto OF Spanish
occupation OF Louisiana Territory is
found in the New Mexico building.
which has been erected in the old mis-
sion style, and contains ancient mans
and historical documents, silverware and
ornaments such as we're used at that
period. But the particu lar relic, and
perhaps the Oldest article in actual use
in the United States, is a church bell
cast in Spain in 1855, 1877 years before
the discovery Of America, and brought
to New Mexico in 1886 by the ST. Fran
ciscan monks who attended the conquis-
tadores.
Calfornia's building is an exact COPY
OF an old monastery at Santa Barbara
which was built in 1886.
The Oregon building is reproduction
OF Fort Clatsop, on the Columbia River,
in which Lewis and Clark passed the
winter of fS05-06, during their memor
able exploration.
Tennessee has given us replica of
the home OF Andrew Jackson, which
stands seven miles from the city of
Nashville, and it is one of the finest
Illustrations OF Southern colonial archi-
lecture that you can imagine. The
rooms are filled with the original furni-
ture OF the jackson family, including
the four-poster bedstead upon which
the general died, the sewing table of
Mrs. Jackson and the china used at the
entertainments OF five Presidents OF the
United States and General Lafayette.
The Tennessee commission has shown
great deal Of taste and spent great
deal OF money and pains in making this
reproduction of the Hermitage as accu-
rate as possible. Tney have even gone
80 far as TO have the pattern OF the wall
paper reproduced by hand painting in
water colors.
The Kentucky building is not repro
duction, but one OF the rooms is finished
and furnished exactly like that in which
Stephen Collins Foster wrote the song,
"My Old Kentucky Home," while he
was on a visit to Federal Hill, Bards-
town. We are assured that the furni-
ture is the same that he used, and that
the song was written upon desk that
stands in the corner.
The Legislature of Georgia having
failed to provide for a building for the
people Of that State, fund was raised
by enterprising citizens and expended
in the reproduction OF Sutherland,
the home of the late Senator John b.
Gordon, situated at Kirkwoou, one OF
the suburbs OF Atlanta. 1t is an admir-
able example OF a Southern home.
The Mississippi Building, replica of
"Beauvoir," is well known. This home
of Jefferson Davis is faithfully repro !
duced and centre OF much interest.