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Charleston History Through Postcards


Davis Park

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This postcard shows a corner of Davis Park at the corner of Capitol and Lee streets. To the right is the YMCA, which opened in 1908. Henry Gassaway Davis donated the land for the park, and his statue still stands there. The YMCA building was torn down in 1981.


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