Saturday morning we headed out to get a few last minute Motoring Challenge points. We got a Haberdashery, Sorority/Fraternity, a Natures Giant and a Hero/Villain for 4 big points. This is the second time we have taken a photo of the sign at the entrance to the Congaree Swamp. This year we are using it for Nature’s Giant, but in 2014 it counted for a point as a National Park.
We now have 233 points out of a possible 257. Of the 24 remaining points, if we are lucky and diligent, we will get eight of those. Even if we managed to snag all 24, we still might not end up in the top 3 anyway. Some folks may have a higher possible total because of the scrabble points, those that find 3 words that total more than our 92 points would finish ahead of us.
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- Haberdashery: There is a place right here in our fair city that would be classified as a haberdashery, Lionel Smith Ltd., but no sign with the word. At first we thought it was going to mean a trip to our nemesis city Atlanta, but this place opened recently in Columbia. (12/16/17)
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- Sorority/Fraternity: The Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity located on the campus of the University of South Carolina. I’m guessing that the word sorority has fallen out of favor as the ZTA fraternity is for women. (12/16/17)
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- Natures Giant 05 – Congaree Swamp: The Congaree National Park is the largest intact expanse of old growth bottomland hardwood forest remaining in the southeastern United States. We used this park for one of our submissions for National Parks in our first challenge back in 2014. (12/16/17)
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- Heroes and Villains 10 – John C Calhoun: Mr. Calhoun was born near Abbeville, SC and became the 7th Vice President of the United States under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. But he is better remembered for defending slavery and heavily influencing the South’s secession from the Union, so like nearly everyone in this category, whether he is remembered as a hero or a villain depends on the eye of the beholder. (12/16/17)
