[WhiskeyPapa]

Just out of curiosity did you bother to check out any of the links on that Google page you posted? None of them claim that Sumter was as customs house or a place for collecting tariffs. The Customs House was, in fact, on East Bay Street. Still is for that matter, although it's some kind of museum now. Sumter was a Fort in 1861 and was never used for any other purpose prior to the south starting the civil war.

Yeah, there's a lithograph I've seen that shows Bearegard's representatives coming out to the fort; there's just a small door and steps. It could only handle small boats. The lies these people tell just get more shrill and fantastic every day.

I don't think they get out much.

The way they act reminds me of the way the Orc army swarms out to attack the Fellowship of the Ring. ;-)

Walt

[Non-Sequitur]

All right now don't go ruining the move for me, I'm seeing it later this week. Saw Harry Potter on Wednesday to keep the daughter happy, LOTR is for me and a buddy of mine. Guys night out kind of thing.

When you think about it, what sense would it make to put the customs post in an army fort 2 or 3 miles away from the docks where the customs duties are collected? But these people don't stop and think about it. Logic means nothing to them.