tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post110390603805701248..comments2024-03-28T20:15:56.227-05:00Comments on CITY OF DUST: White Riotjmhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-73913440277874131262011-05-15T21:22:59.490-05:002011-05-15T21:22:59.490-05:00Yeah, Augusta does have a surprising number of aba...Yeah, Augusta does have a surprising number of abandoned structures. I grew quite fond of some of them, which is why I started this whole photography/history enterprise in the first place.<br /><br />Enjoy Augusta! You might have to dig a bit to find things you like, but there's a lot to explore in the CSRA.<br /><br />JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-16746333604024621822011-05-14T20:08:52.005-05:002011-05-14T20:08:52.005-05:00I was going to try and visit this house at one poi...I was going to try and visit this house at one point, but now I don't. I found this by looking at OpenStreetMap and it showed a road that I thought didn't exist. By virtually exploring on Google Earth, and viewing the Historical Imagery, you can get some clearer aerial views of the house. I couldn't see the tarp shed, but considering you took the photos almost 7 years ago, I'm not surprised. I recently moved to the area, and am surprised by the amount of abandoned and crumbling buildings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-42903912752758084572009-01-06T19:37:00.000-06:002009-01-06T19:37:00.000-06:00Hi Richard,Thanks very much for your comment. I d...Hi Richard,<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much for your comment. I definitely see your point. However, every time I read what's on that monument I'm shocked. It is so blatantly racist and glorifies an event which is appalling. Yet, you're correct, it is history and, in some sense, perhaps simply destroying the monument removes an aspect of SC's history that people should know about, negative as it may be. Maybe there is a way to make the area around the monument more educational and more of a memorial to the African-Americans who were really the victims of the Hamburg Massacre. <BR/><BR/>A book has recently been released, The Bloody Shirt, by Stephen Budiansky that contains a segment on the Hamburg Riot. I have not had a chance to read the book yet--I've been traveling for some time now--but will as soon as I get a chance. I have watched this lecture by the author though, and the Riot and the monument are dealt with in some detail:<BR/><BR/>http://www.booktv.org/program.aspx?ProgramId=9575&SectionName=History&PlayMedia=No<BR/><BR/>Note that the author references local historian Peter Hughes, who runs the Hamburg/Henry Shultz website:<BR/><BR/>http://www.arete-designs.com/hamburg/<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your comment. I think a dialogue regarding the fate of the monument is crucial and it seems that such a thing is starting to occur.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>Johnjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-55250134833215526832009-01-06T16:23:00.000-06:002009-01-06T16:23:00.000-06:00though i agree with the person about how anyone of...though i agree with the person about how anyone of this day and time could allow such things as a statue to stand is way past anyones thinking, but now lets step back for a sec and remember the erea that this took place and to where it took place, its nothing to be proud of as Americans or Southerns, but its a part of History, there is alot of things that this country could Take down or destory..but then we would be destorying history, if you would like to get in touch with me as i am a History Major, please feel free at marsengill5150@yahoo.com, i will answer or listen to your side, but please people try to remember, you might not like it or be proud of it, but its a part of this country and this states History..thank you for your time, my name is RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-87634975406579930502008-12-19T05:25:00.000-06:002008-12-19T05:25:00.000-06:00I live in Columbia County, GA, and I look forward ...I live in Columbia County, GA, and I look forward to dropping by and finding this monument next time I'm in North Augusta. I've linked to this blog entry from the blog I created to gather information about a monument at the 1000 block of Greene St in Augusta, GA, http://greenestmonument.blogspot.com/.Ayman Hossam Fadelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971214697650068561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-5381970879131901762008-02-13T11:28:00.000-06:002008-02-13T11:28:00.000-06:00Sounds like an interesting book. I doubt there's ...Sounds like an interesting book. I doubt there's much to say about the Hamburg Massacre that would be pleasant. There's plenty of people in North Augusta that are appalled by the massacre. There's probably plenty of folks that have never even HEARD of the massacre, actually. They really should take down that monument though.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info and stopping by. I'll check into that book.<BR/><BR/>Johnjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-71350184947360034132008-02-12T20:29:00.000-06:002008-02-12T20:29:00.000-06:00There's a book out January 2008 called "The Bloody...There's a book out January 2008 called "The Bloody Shirt" by Stephen Budiansky. Someone said it is like a <I>Profiles in Courage</I> of Reconstruction. Anyway it gets into the Hamburg Massacre and it's pretty raw. I don't guess it will be a best seller in North Augusta, South Carolina.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-37447134490863647342007-11-04T21:06:00.000-06:002007-11-04T21:06:00.000-06:00I visited North Augusta this weekend after having ...I visited North Augusta this weekend after having driven through this quaint looking town a month or so ago in the rain and deciding that I should come back when I could spend more time. But I was absoutely appalled when I discovered the Meriwether monumentand and its racist, offensive language. I was shocked that such a thing could even exist on publicly owned land in this day and age. The Hamburg Riot was an atrocious episode in South Carolina history and this monument should not be allowed to stand on public property. Some may think otherwise, but I will never spend a cent or another minute of my time in North Augusta so long as this monument stands on Public land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-1147904129786584702006-05-17T17:15:00.000-05:002006-05-17T17:15:00.000-05:00Mr. Robert Scott of Clarks Hill (descendant of "Re...Mr. Robert Scott of Clarks Hill (descendant of "Ready Money Scott" who lived there in the late 1700s) suggests moving the present monument to an old Meriwether family cemetery. That would keep it as a memory but would shift its aggressive language out of the city's most prominent park. Personally I think anybody that wants to keep the monument where it is can contribute towards another in rememberance of the other five citizens that were killed. If there is insufficient response, Meriwether gets moved according to Robert's suggestion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-1140366693068958182006-02-19T10:31:00.000-06:002006-02-19T10:31:00.000-06:00UPDATE: The white man who was killed in the Hambur...UPDATE: The white man who was killed in the Hamburg Riot was McKie Meriwether. James Cook was the first black man to be shot, with five others killed later that night. Also, I’ve recently learned that the two “farmers” that demanded that the Independence Day parade be stopped were Henry Getzen and Thomas Butler, who were on the way back to their plantation. Robert Butler, Thomas’s father, placed charges against the militia before Prince Rivers and later engaged lawyer Matthew Calbraith Butler (unrelated) to press harder. Robert Butler, of course, was the first recorded owner of <A HREF="http://cityofdust.blogspot.com/2004/12/getzens-pond.html" REL="nofollow">Getzen’s Pond</A>, which got its name after Butler’s daughter married Henry Getzen. I presume this would be Henry Getzen Jr., son of the Henry Getzen mentioned above. Thanks to <A HREF="http://arete-designs.com/shultz/" REL="nofollow">Peter Hughes</A> for the fascinating tidbit. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_Massacre" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia</A> has also recently added some information on the Hamburg Riot.jmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.com