No decision yet on secessionist monument for Patriots Point

The secession paper for South Carolina.

The board of the ailing Patriots Point has said it needs more time to decide if a 12 foot square monument dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Ordinance of Secession.

Read more stories on this subject in our Patriots Point topic page.The Post and Courier has a story on how that meeting went.

That story includes an interesting quote by Mount Pleasant Mayor Billy Swails who, when pressed by those wanting the privately financed monument said, I can't tell you to raise the money, but if I were in your position, I'd start raising the money."

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