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The Gulf of Mexico’s long history of colonization and varying names
Colonizers have always coveted the Gulf of Mexico: its trade winds ... known as the “Spanish sea,” according to historian Robert S. Weddle’s book of the same name. About 100 years after ...
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Statue location honoring Robert Smalls at SC State House picked. Here’s where it will go
A clay rendering of the Robert Smalls monument. Basil Watson, of Georgia, design selected was selected to sculpt the statue. A monument honoring a former Black Congressman who commandeered a ...
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S.C. monument to honor Civil War hero Robert Smalls
This recognition of Robert Smalls will be a historic one for the Palmetto State. It’s “one more piece of crucial, important history that people need to know about,” Gov. Henry McMaster said.
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Design unveiled for Robert Smalls monument on SC Statehouse grounds
COLUMBIA — South Carolina lawmakers have chosen an artist and design for a Statehouse monument to Civil War legend Robert Smalls after several months of discussions. They've also picked a ...