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Maxcy Monument with fall foliage in the background

Maxcy Monument

South Carolinian Robert Mills, the nation’s first federal architect, designed the granite and marble monument that stands in the center of the Horseshoe. It was erected by the Clariosophic Literary Society in honor of South Carolina College’s first president, Jonathan Maxcy (1768-1820). Maxcy Monument is Mills’ first known use of an obelisk; his most famous one is the Washington Monument.

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View of the Maxcy Monument during a fall day
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🌟 Monumento a Maxcy

El monumento de granito y mármol que se encuentra en el centro de la Horseshoe fue diseñado por Robert Mills, el primer arquitecto federal de Carolina del Sur. Fue erigido por la Sociedad Literaria Clariosophic en honor al primer presidente del South Carolina College, Jonathan Maxcy (1768-1820). El monumento a Maxcy es el primer uso conocido de un obelisco por parte de Mills; el más famoso es el Monumento a Washington. 

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