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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
 | | Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 3/28/2010 6:30:24 PM | OK..fresh start!
Where would you find this gentleman? And who is he?
Yes, Gettysburg related, but not in Gettysburg!
Cheers
Ed
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/29/2010 11:41:13 AM | Not even a nibble?
Steve nailed it via PM.
There are some clues that I have previously posted in another forum.
Cheers
Ed
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prich
Edgemere, MD, USA
Posts: 334
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/29/2010 1:35:21 PM | Will PM.
Pat
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/29/2010 4:34:57 PM | Pat got it too!
Anybody else want to try?
Cheers
Ed
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Jared Frederick
The Keystone State, PA, USA
Posts: 1020
 
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/29/2010 6:49:28 PM | Kemper?
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/29/2010 6:50:47 PM | Correct side Jared, wrong guy though.
The answer is posted in another forum... 
Cheers
Ed
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/30/2010 6:19:21 AM | Time called.
Steve and Pat both got it.
This is a monument to Lafayette McLaws, which is located near the south end of Forsythe Park in Savannah.
Over to you, Steve!
Cheers
Ed
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1758
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/30/2010 7:04:04 AM | I guess it helped to know Ed was just down in Florida and Georgia.
Seems we've had some tough ones and I'd like to get a little more user friendly. I hope this is.
Define: redundant
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"I sure wish I lived closer. Have I said that before?" Steve F.
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Bill N-T
Hicksville, L.I., NY, USA
Posts: 1864
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/30/2010 7:10:29 AM | Shouldn't this thread be titled Mystery Photo Thread 3?
Steve's photo looks like something I saw on a monument on a hill across the street from a place where there once was a sign saying something to the effect "Firearms Prohibited" which, of course was quite ironic considering what was placed there.
Bill N-T
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Bill N-T
Hicksville, L.I., NY, USA
Posts: 1864
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/30/2010 4:54:04 PM | Am I the only one who figured this one out?
Bill N-T
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1758
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/30/2010 5:17:24 PM | You were first Bill, but the new gal Pat piped in too.
Okay folks, it's near the last one I did. BTW I never explained that medallion on 7th Virginia (Union). It's the Spotswood award.
Steve
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"I sure wish I lived closer. Have I said that before?" Steve F.
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Bill N-T
Hicksville, L.I., NY, USA
Posts: 1864
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/31/2010 4:02:55 PM | OK Folks, The current mystery is on a monument to a Second Corps Regiment, more or less across the street from the Evergreen cemetery Gatehouse. That should narrow it down.
Bill N-T
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yankeefan
York, PA, USA
Posts: 1057
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/31/2010 8:25:59 PM | Well, now that I have finished several day's worth of working on my tax returns, I can now get back to the important things in life.
Time for a PM ...
Randy
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1758
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 3/31/2010 9:23:10 PM | Well, I've had three PM's with correct answers. Pat, Bill and Randy.
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"I sure wish I lived closer. Have I said that before?" Steve F.
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Culp's Hill
Reisterstown, MD, USA
Posts: 247
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 12:39:54 AM | Never really stopped to take a look at the monuments on ECH. And the problem I have is that even if I've seen it, I don't pay attention to the detail. HAve to do work on that.
CH
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yankeefan
York, PA, USA
Posts: 1057
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 6:44:42 AM | And how many people even notice the small monument in the right side of Steve's photograph ...
Randy
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Bill N-T
Hicksville, L.I., NY, USA
Posts: 1864
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 7:33:29 AM | Of course it's bigger than it looks in Steve's photo.
Bill N-T
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1758
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 7:58:54 AM | THe column to Cooper's battery was erected ca. 1879, making it the first memorial on ECH. It is predated by only 4 or 5 other monuments on the field.
The marble on top is now unreadable.
Steve
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"I sure wish I lived closer. Have I said that before?" Steve F.
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yankeefan
York, PA, USA
Posts: 1057
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 12:04:17 PM | Great photo, Steve. Do you have one of the top of it with the crossed cannon tubes?
Randy
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1758
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 12:08:24 PM | Randy,
I don't! I just put that on my 'next trip' list. Thanks,
Steve
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"I sure wish I lived closer. Have I said that before?" Steve F.
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yankeefan
York, PA, USA
Posts: 1057
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 12:34:41 PM | Hmmm, I know I've seen a photo. Ahh yes, on my favorite website...
:-)
[Read More]
(Scroll down almost to the bottom of the page)
Randy
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krtrains
North Point, MD, USA
Posts: 228
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 6:36:29 PM | I keep that website in my favorites
Ken
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 8:01:16 PM | I have heard about this website.
Thinking I may have met the webmaster too....
Maybe a trivia question in there somewhere!
Cheers
Ed
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Bill N-T
Hicksville, L.I., NY, USA
Posts: 1864
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 8:47:55 PM | Has someone been keeping secrets fgrom us? (Randy?)
Question for Ed....Why another Mystery Photo Thread 2? We already have number 2.
Bill N-T
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1758
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 8:55:54 PM |
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Question for Ed....Why another Mystery Photo Thread 2? We already have number 2.
Bill N-T
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Bill,
I think we're actually on #4 at this point. Can you imagine how many pages we would have if still on the original?
Ed is counting metric I think. They also announced today that in Canada, henceforth, they will be using metric hours with 100 minutes each. They haven't figured out the metric month yet.
Steve
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"I sure wish I lived closer. Have I said that before?" Steve F.
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/1/2010 9:04:08 PM | In fact, we had a very discussion about metric time the last time I was at Paddy's. The whole daylight savings time thing becomes a lot easier, and with a simple set of steps, it's easy to convert almost any digital watch to the new system.
PM me if you'd like the instructions to see if you'd like using metric time.
Cheers
Ed
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Bill N-T
Hicksville, L.I., NY, USA
Posts: 1864
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 6:39:50 AM | How many Metric Hours (MHR) in a Metric Day (MD)?
What happens to all that daylight we save with Daylight Savings Time? Does it go in a bank somewhere for future use?
Bill N-T
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krtrains
North Point, MD, USA
Posts: 228
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 7:05:53 AM | Is there an App for that?
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 2 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 7:15:15 AM | Next "time" we are all together, I can answer questions.
I have to admit that the new system takes some getting used to, especially when giving directions that are based on the face of the clock.
And there is a government committee working on what to do with the titles of books and movies that refer to things like "noon"...
Cheers
Ed
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Bill N-T
Hicksville, L.I., NY, USA
Posts: 1864
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 8:22:18 AM | I suppose they could refer to "noon" and "metric Noon" to make the distinction, but wouldn't they both be the same moment in time anyway?
(Will someone please post a photo so me can end this  )
Bill N-T
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 8:39:09 AM | I have lost track of who goes next...but to put a smile back on Bill's face...
Where would you find this monument?
(Hint: NOT in Gettysburg, but Gettysburg related).
For the time being...
Cheers
Ed
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Culp's Hill
Reisterstown, MD, USA
Posts: 247
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 9:04:51 AM | Somewhere down in FL or GA? Just a wild guess.
CH
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 9:10:25 AM | Smiles...CH, you might just be on to something there!
Cheers
Ed
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Bill N-T
Hicksville, L.I., NY, USA
Posts: 1864
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 9:17:27 AM | Forsythe Park in Savannah?
Bill N-T
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 9:24:37 AM | Bill has the location!
What's the name of this monument?
And - for special Easter bonus points, why would a guy from Canada be particularly fascinated with this monument in particular?
Cheers
Ed
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1758
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 10:59:34 AM | Ed taught me how to cheat on these things. I Googled it.
"The Confederate Monument was completed in the spring of 1879 and is located in Forsyth Park. Although the lone figure of a proud yet beaten soldier stands atop this monument, it is truly a memorial to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who gave their lives for the lost cause of the Confederate States."
A very impressive monument, and built at a time when the South was still hurting economically.
As for your interest, Ed. Because you are the "civilwarguyincanada" I suppose. But I know there is more.
Steve
Posted at 26:40 MHR
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Bill N-T
Hicksville, L.I., NY, USA
Posts: 1864
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 11:02:08 AM | Ed,
I'm not that knowledgable. This latest monument is in the background of your photo of the Lafayette McLaws monument.
(Ya just gotta pay attention to details)
Bill N-T
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 11:07:52 AM | Still waiting for the Canadian connection to this monument.
Bill "eagle eyes" N-T and Steve "knows where I travel" F have the exact location. CH was close.
I smiled when I learned what I hope someone will find out - soon.
Cheers
Ed
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Steve F
Hampstead, NH, USA
Posts: 1758
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 11:19:50 AM | Was it designed by a guy with a funny logo (I believe they called it a "mark" back then)?
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"I sure wish I lived closer. Have I said that before?" Steve F.
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civilwarguyincanada
Southern, ON, Canada
Posts: 1416
| | Re: Here we go again, again, again - Mystery Photo Thread 3 | | Posted on: 4/2/2010 12:11:31 PM | My research shows that the statue on top of the monument is not the original one; one of the originals is now in Laurel Grove Cemetery, keeping watch over the Gettysburg dead there - the statue called "Silence".
But there is another interesting thing about this monument.
Stick to the base-ics.
Cheers
Ed
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