Charleston Currents – Orangeburg

MYSTERY PHOTO: Brick and glass building

You might have come across this brick and glass building in your walks around the Holy City. But what and where is it? Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live. And if you’ve got a clever mystery photo for our readers, send it to the same address (Try to stump us!)

Our previous Mystery Photo: Our most recent past mystery, “Classical art,” showed a pair of classical figures framing the door of the Original House of Pizza on Calhoun Drive in Orangeburg.

HISTORY: Edisto Memorial Gardens

S.C. Encyclopedia | Edisto Gardens were established in the 1920s when azaleas were planted to beautify five acres in the city of Orangeburg. “Memorial” was added to the garden’s name in 1950, and a large fountain at the entrance honors the memory of those who gave their lives in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and in Vietnam. Located on the Edisto River, the gardens feature Horne Wetlands Park, where a boardwalk, boat dock, gazebo, and educational interpretative shelter allow visitors to appreciate the flora and fauna of a free-flowing black-water river surrounded by old tupelo and cypress trees.