This week’s mystery is a classical building somewhere in South Carolina, but where? Send your guess – and your name and hometown – to feedback@statehousereport.com.
Last week’s photo, “Outreached arms,” showed a statue of the Rev. John Wesley, the Church of England preacher who is considered the founder of Methodism.
Lots of regulars identified the statue, which is in Reynolds Square in Savannah, Ga., including Jay Altman and Elizabeth Jones, both of Columbia; Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Jacie Godfrey of Florence; David Lupo of Mount Pleasant; Daniel Prohaska and Frank Bouknight, both of Summerville; David Taylor of Darlington; and Pat Keadle of Wagener. Thanks!
Peel shared that the “bronze statue of John Wesley (1703 – 1791), the founder of the Methodist Christian denomination was created by American sculptor, Marshall Harrison Daugherty (1915 – 1991). According to Wikipedia, the statue was installed in 1969 on the spot where Wesley’s home is believed to have once stood. The statue depicts Wesley preaching out-of-doors, as he did when leading services for Native Americans, with the palm of his right hand facing skyward, and an open bible in his left hand.”
>> Send us a mystery picture. 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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