Those pesky Carolinianans again. First it was the Movavians claiming they
brought brass music to Amercia, and now the Charlestonians eclipse
Williamsburg on the preservation front.
But really that is pretty much like comparing apples and oranges.
Charleston had a BIG reason to be there. It was THE southern port, center
of commerce and industry, even had a railroad going upcountry while we
Virginians (alas, led by Joseph Carrington Cabell) were still digging a
canal to nowhere. And of course as every good South Carolinian knows,
Charleston is located on the point where the Ashley and Cooper Rivers flow
together to form the Atlantic Ocean.
All in all, Chas had a lot more buildings to start with, so even if they
preserved the same %, it would be a potload more than Williamsburg ever had
to start with.
Randy Cabell - The Trumpeter of Jamestowne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Langdon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Williamsburg preservaton
> The Williamsburg Foundation states that 88 historic buildings remain. Of
> these, only a few are pre-revolutionary and not re-constructed. I'd like
> to know the exact number. I think it is 20, but possibly only 19. Then
> again - maybe it depends on how much gutting counts, before it is counted
> as *reconstructed*, rather than *preserved*.
>
> Charleston, SC, has 73 pre-revolutionary buildings, and 136 from the late
> 18th century, and 600 more that are pre- 1840. I believe the difference
> between the two cities is that Charleston got a head start of about 10
> years on Williamsburg. That makes me think that every year of neglect
> counts. It also means that we should really pay more attention to our
> heritage and watch out for plans to modernize. We will loose enough from
> natural disasters.
>
> Langdon
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