This is what remains of the Saluda Factory, located in Columbia, SC, near the Columbia Zoo. It is the site of an old textile factory built in 1834 when the SC General Assembly chartered the Saluda Manufactory Co. Starting in 1839, financial demands would force the owners to sell the mill, and it was sold two more times over the next 16 years. During Sherman's devastating march to divide the Confederacy in 1865. The mill was burned to the ground. Ironically, General Sherman l

Oliver Wolcott’s home in Litchfield, CT. In June of 1776, Wolcott left Congress due to ill health, and William Williams was sent to be his substitute. On his way home, he stops in New York City to watch the crowds pull down the statue of King George III after the Declaration had been ordered to be read publicly by General Washington. The statue weighed at least 4000 pounds and was made of lead covered in gold leaf. Many people would take home bits of the statue as souvenirs.

This is the final home of the last President of Texas, Anson Jones. It is now located in the historic Washington on the Brazos State Park. President Jones served the Republic of Texas as Congressman, Minister to the United States, Senator, Secretary of State, and finally as the last President of the Republic of Texas. It was during his term that the Republic of Texas became the State of Texas when it joined the Union. After he left politics, he would become a successful plant

John Penn lived from 1741 to 1788 and was an only child. He was married once to Susannah Lye, and they have three children together. Penn became active in politics after he moved his family to Williamsboro, North Carolina, after he was tried and convicted of making derogatory remarks about King George III when speaking of taxation and breaking away from the mother country. While this act could deter most people, for Penn, it only solidified his resolve, and he was appointed