Mississippi State Capitol - August 4th, 2018
Visit the "new" 1903 state capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, built in the Beaux Arts Style, on the site of the old state penitentiary
Robert waves beneath the dome towering 180 feet tall
View the ground floor entrance from the north side & High Street
Climb the stairs to the 2nd floor with 3 double door entrances
Stained glass windows meant to be viewed on the inside
Looking west toward West Street and the Woolfolk Building
Robert finds a warship figurehead displayed in front of the capitol
Back to the ground floor for another look at the Woolfolk
BB-23, worst US battleship ever made, obsolete before complete
Sold to Greece in 1914, renamed Lemnos & sunk by the Nazi's in 1941
Northeast corner view of the capitol with lion gargoyles & lighted globes
8' tall, 15' wide eagle, made of copper and gilded with gold leaf soars above
Circle around the rounded end on the east side of the Capitol
View of the east side and its four stories tall rounded end
Monument celebrating Free Mason Washington on America's Bicentennial
Black Walnut tree from Mt. Vernon planted on Washington's 200th birthday
First Baptish Church of Jackson was completed in 1926
Find a lighted entrance on the southeast corner of the capitol
Continue west toward the main entrance of the capitol
Find a WWI field gun with no identification signs or markers
A German 15cm schwere Feldhaubitze 13, heavy field howitzer made in 1916
The bas-relief sculpture within the pediment allegorically represents the agriculture, industry and arts of Mississippi
The Woman of the Confederacy monument cast in 1917 by Tiffany in NY
Four inscriptions to wives, sisters, mothers & daughters on each side
A woman presents a palm of glory to the dying soldier
2nd woman, Fame, recognizes her contribution to the Confederate cause
Their smiles inspired hope, their prayers encouraged faith in God
Perpetuate in marble & bronze the granite characters of soldiery
Their courage & tenderness soothed all wounds of body & spirit
Zealous faith in our cause shone a guiding star undimmed by the darkness
The southern face inscription is a quote from Jefferson Davis
One of 53 replicas of the original Liberty Bell
The Liberty bell toured the country in 1776 traveling 50K miles
The replica was casted in 1950 by France
Looking south toward Mississippi Street
Secretary of State building beyond the Liberty bell
Capture the south side and main entrance of the Mississippi capitol
Line up the Liberty Bell, Confederate Women and the Capitol
Step in a little closer to lose the trees framing the building
The Capitol was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016
Capitol with Confederate Women monument
View of the dome, the eagle and the grand pediment
Find the American Flag in the southwest corner of the state capitol
The rounded west end of the Capitol building
View of the northwest side of the state capitol
Zoom in on the dome & eagle from the northwest side
The largest Civil Rights rally in Mississippi history was held in 1966
Civil Rights leaders gathered around a shot & wounded James Meredith & continued his March Against Fear to Jackson
The Mississippi State Office building known as the Woolfolk Building
Just north of the Woolfolk Building along West Street is the Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial
The 155th Regiment served 1798-2013, the 7th oldest US regiment
A soldier explains to his child why he must report for duty
Oath stated by newly elected and reelected members of Congress at the start of each new U.S. Congress
The 31st Infantry Dixie Division served in WWI, WWII & Korea
Mississippi soldiers who were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
The wall around the monument is tiled like the United States flag
Large bronze emblems of the branches of US military
Cross West Street back to the northwest corner of the Capitol grounds
Once housed in the "new" Capitol, the state supreme court is now separate
Carroll Gartin Justice Building was completed in 2011
It replaced a glass building built in 1973 on the same site
The Greek temple relates our system of law to that of early Greece
Mississippi state flag was adopted in 1894
At the Walter Sillers state office building, the Seven Flags of Mississippi: Spain, France, Britain, Bonnie Blue, Confederacy, Magnolia & United States