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FROM THE ACADEMY Everybody ought to go down to South Carolina for the grand Tricentenary of that dominion’s existence as colony and state. The celebrations, now in progress, are centered at Charleston, Columbia and Greenville. South Carolina in spring being most lovely, I made my way to Charleston for the first two days of the Tricentennial doings.

Three centuries ago, English settlers landed on the marshy shores of the Ashley River, and established, at what is now Old Town Plantation, their first settlement. Later they removed to the narrow peninsula between the Ashley and the Cooper, where Charleston now stands. But the original Charles Towne site has just become an historic monument-after being beautified for a quarter of a century by Mrs. Joseph Waring, who inherited Old Town from her Legare ancestors. Near the restored earthworks of Charles Towne Landing, in a big modern pavilion, the civilized continuity of Charleston is admirably exhibited.

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FROM THE ACADEMY Everybody ought to go down to South Carolina for the grand Tricentenary of that dominion’s existence as colony and state. The celebrations, now in progress, are centered at Charleston, Columbia and Greenville. South Carolina in spring being most lovely, I made my way to Charleston for the first two days of the Tricentennial doings.

Three centuries ago, English settlers landed on the marshy shores of the Ashley River, and established, at what is now Old Town Plantation, their first settlement. Later they removed to the narrow peninsula between the Ashley and the Cooper, where Charleston now stands. But the original Charles Towne site has just become an historic monument-after being beautified for a quarter of a century by Mrs. Joseph Waring, who inherited Old Town from her Legare ancestors. Near the restored earthworks of Charles Towne Landing, in a big modern pavilion, the civilized continuity of Charleston is admirably exhibited.