A bonafide contraption
Well, here’s something you don’t see every day. What in the world is it and where is it? Send your guess to feedback@statehousereport.com — and remember to include your name, home city and contact information.
Last week’s mystery, “Take a step in these shoes,” showed the walking feet from a bronze statue of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond located at the Statehouse complex in Columbia.
Congratulations to everyone — including several new sleuths — who recognized those feet: Karen Ingram, Mary “Biscuit Queen” Greene, John Hart, Anthony Lofton, Elizabeth Jones, Bud Ferillo and Jay Altman, all of Columbia; Tim Todd and Faith Line, both of Anderson; Kevin Mertens of Greenville; Dave Wilson of Lexington; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; former state Sen. Phil Leventis of Sumter; Penny Forrester of Tallahassee, Fla.;; and Jacie Godfrey and Barry Wingard, both of Florence.
Peel shared: “ Designed by William Behrends, the memorial was dedicated on December 4, 1999 while Thurmond was still alive, making it the second monument to a living person on the SC State House grounds (the first was for James F. Byrnes).”
- Send us a mystery. If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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