In keeping with the biblical design and purpose these are referred to as tents. The revival design was 99 tents surrounding a tabernacle, as laid out in the bible.
The meetings were started in this location in 1848 and are held yearly. In 1848 cabins were built.
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We revisit these sites a few times a year, can’t keep away from the great black and white images we can get here.
Rose Hill Plantation located in Union County, South Carolina.
The home of William Henry Gist (August 22, 1807 – September 30, 1874) the 68th Governor of South Carolina from 1858 to 1860 and a leader of the secession movement in South Carolina. He was one of the signers of the Ordinance of Secession on December 20, 1860, which effectively launched the Confederacy and ultimately the US Civil War.
The plantation survived the Civil War because the rivers were flooded at the time the Union Army came through under General Sherman.
No longer in use, leaning to the right, a lighthouse has been here 1789. Just prior to the US Civil War the lights here were destroyed by the federal government rather than have it be taken by the confederacy.
The great Charleston earthquake of 1886 damaged the structure but it was repaired enough to be put back in use. Finally in 1960 the land had been washed away and the light decommissioned.
On a walk through one of my favorite places…an old southern cemetery.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina.
Image like this remind me why I like B&W.
While out shooting here I made sure to change my in camera settings to ‘Monochrome’. It allowed me to view images as I shot just to be sure of the light / contrast.
I do admit to saving everything in RAW giving me the option of color also.
Outside St. George, South Carolina.
From a walk around town.
From a walk around town.
