The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-10-17
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Sas transferfed to, one .Wfliia IN ~
tdtngton. The city Of Newport now
occupies a portion OF this island. 4.
IS New York is REPRESENTED by his
ttortcs relics relating to the Washing
ton fsmily, some very >ane maps. and
ptctHres-1among these latter, the
original Washington by Rembrandt
land a collection of autographs of
Ethe Colonial governors. The Wash
Lington relics, however are Of the
greatest Interest. Under the RENE
brandt portrait are shown Washing
tons sword, his, surveying instru-
ments including the transit, compass,
marking pins, chains, etc. Then,
there is the generals watch fob and
seal ~ Nearby is heavy WOODEN quilt
the center Of which was worked by
Martha Washington. the remainder
having been made by the wives Of
the members Of the colonial congress.
4 New Jersey has an excellent coll
lection OF historic maps and papers.
The, central exhibit however. is the
collection OF New Jersey gun-relics
Of every war in which the United
States has participated, \ from the
Revolution to meet the most recent
squabble in the Philippines. 49,.
Pennsylvania sends a series of
large maps, showing 1.-The historical
development of the state. Below
the maps In glass cases are relics of
the Quaker settlers. Among there are
portraits, household utensils and Co.'S
tunes. There are also q number Of
valuable documents and papers, sew
eral signed by William Penn and his
sons. =,
5Ohio has one of the finest archaeo-
logic exhibits on the grounds. While
the specimens come from a number
OF counties the principal display Is
from the, Harness Mound; one OF the
most famous burial heaps left by the
Mound Builders in America. Among
are little stone gods,
piper, ornaments fashioned from
human bones, great strings OF pearls,
pottery, garments of burnt cloth
weapons such as the spear, ak and
|iarrow head, and finally models OF
the Harness and Serpent mounds,
together with exact reproductions of
the Individual clay-lined graves from
which the, charred remains Of hun
dreds of men and women we're taken
with their stone and clay nipple
ments. ..:
Virginia occupies the center OF the
building. Its exhibit contains a. num-
Der Of historic portraits, and hun
dreds Of documents, some Of which
are worth several thousand dollars
A. report of Washington's first battle
Great Meadows. May 80, ,1754-
may be seen in Washington's own
handwriting. Then there's the
original CORVALLIS parole, signed by
that English worthy. The papers and
manuscripts occupy twenty-geven
large cases. and are SO arranged as
to give an unbroken history of the
state from the colonial period to the
Confederate war. -.
West Virginia has a large number
of interesting individual exhibits of
marked historic; ii llgntta1eeapeee. There
are to begin with portraits Of West
V1rginia,s most famous sons, who
have Influenced the destiny of the
state. Then there is q model of the
Rumsey steamboat, built by James
Rumsey OF Morgan county, West
Vtrginia-although this was before
the two Virginias were separated,
This model bears the date Of 1888,
ten years before Fulton's steamboat
MADE Its memorable trial on the
Hudson river, Of considerable inter-
est In this exhibit are a spy glass,
once the property Of George Wash
1ngton; and cane cut by Daniel
Boone on the Gauley river, and given
to his brother. Finally there are
TWO steel pointed pixies which John
Brown carried to Harpers Ferry, w.
va, during the Brown Insurrection.
North Carolina exhibits a quantity
or valuable china, cut glass, costumes
and historic documents. Standing
before the whole exhibit Is an old
printing press on which Lord Corn
wallis used to print his proclama-
lions. OF interest ts q deck OF cards,
hand painted In the time Of George
III. The most striking Of the papers
Is personal challenge written and
signed by Andrew Jackson, In which
jackson sets forth that he hopes his
correspondent will not eat dinner
until he has rendered the necessary
satisfaction.
south Carolina sends, like the
others, many colonial costumes and
historic paintings and documents re-
lating to the American wars. Some
Of the silverware sent from this state
Is as fine as any in the building,
while the South Carolina manuscripts
are full Of interest. Some OF the
most interesting specimens of late
years are those relating to the
Southern Doets-Timrod and Paul
Hamilton Hayne.
Georgia has an excellent exhibit Of
colonial records and costumes. It's
stlVerware is very fine. while the