Where is these people kayaking? Yes, it’s in South Carolina, but that’s the only clue you get. Send your guess to feedback@statehousereport.com — and remember to include your name, home city and contact information.
Last week’s mystery, “Lights,” showed two law enforcement officers keeping watch over a South Carolina football game at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. The photo was by Travis Bell of Statehouse Carolina.
Congratulations to those who correctly identified the photo: George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; Jay Altman of Columbia; Jacie Godfrey of Florence; Frank Bouknight of Summerville; Wayne Beam of Clemson; and Bill Segars of Hartsville. Thanks, all!
Graf shared some of the history of the stadium: “Williams-Brice Stadium, formerly Carolina Stadium, was first constructed in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). A bequest from the estate of Mrs. Martha Williams-Brice helped boost the capacity then from slightly more than 43,000 to greater than 54,000. Mrs. Williams-Brice’s husband, Thomas H. Brice, was a Gamecock football letterman from 1922-24, and her family operated the Williams Furniture Company in Sumter. She left a substantial inheritance from the furniture fortune that included a bequest for the stadium project. The name was officially changed from Carolina Stadium to Williams-Brice Stadium in dedication ceremonies during the Sept. 9, 1972 opener with Virginia.”
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