Charleston's history is the bedrock of the city's economy. It is the very DNA of what makes the Holy City so unique. Over the past eight years, Mayor John Tecklenburg has continually attacked this treasured history, aided by extremist activists from off. First, he advocated for the erection of editorial plaques, masquerading as history, at many of the city's monuments. Second, he became an extension of the violent mob that sacked King Street when he led the charge to rip down and jackhammer the grand monument of U.S. Vice-President John C. Calhoun. Third, he took unilateral action (no vote by city council) to remove the Robert E. Lee memorial from Upper King Street which Attorney General Alan Wilson stated was a violation of state law. Charleston is America's grandest outdoor museum, the centerpiece of which is our treasured monuments. In Charleston, we remember our forefathers, we remember our veterans, we remember our dead. But today, today remember what Mayor Tecklenburg has done.
Fleet Landing is decent family fare with a nice view of the Harbor and Ft Sumter. From where I live I see the sun rise over the Fort every morning.
What Tecklenburg did is absolutely horrible. I feel sorry for you and all who lived under his despotic shadow.
Sounds like whatever monuments were torn down need to be rebuilt bigger and better than before.