Ohio Bicentennial Marker dedicated to Confederate General

From the Mount Vernon News
Mount Vernon, Ohio

CENTERBURG, OHIO — A little bit of “Dixie” was on hand in Centerburg, Saturday, Nov. 12, as the Ohio Historical Society marker honoring Centerburg native Brig. Gen. Daniel Harris Reynolds, C.S.A., was unveiled in the village park at the corner of Main and Clayton streets.

Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Roswell S. Ripley Camp 1535, the group that sponsored the marker, were joined by members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Civil War re-enactors, and many members of the community. Also present were several members of the Reynolds family.

The marker honoring Reynolds is the fourth sponsored by the local SCV group and the third to honor one of the six Ohio-born generals that served the Southern cause during the Civil War, or as is known in the South, “The War for Southern Independence.” Other markers sponsored by the group include one marking the escape of Gen. John Hunt Morgan from the Ohio Penitentiary, located in Columbus’ arena district; one honoring Gen. Roswell S. Ripley, located in Worthington; and in Malta, a marker honors Gen. Otho Strahl, who was also a close friend of Gen. Reynolds.


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Augusta’s Old Confederate Powderworks Restoration Underway

As a former resident of Augusta, Georgia,  from 1977-1992, I used to drive by the old Confederate Powder Works on the Augusta Canal almost every day.  It's a magnificent historical structure, where a majority of the gunpowder used by the Confederate army was produced.  I was particularly pleased to see the article below which tells of the powderworks restoration. 

George Eskola

WJBF News Channel 6 Senior Reporter

Augusta, GA—It’s History In The Re-Making.

Renovations are now underway on the last remaining piece of the old Confederate powderworks, the 150-foot tall chimney located on the Augusta Canal.

Built in 1861, the Civil War relic is in need of a major facelift, and a special team of “restorers” are on site to make it right. Their goal: make the repairs as historically accutate as possible.

Steve Scyoc, superintendent: “Personally, I pride myself on doing historical stuff. I’ve done some lighthouses and I’m very fussy with my crew as far as getting it back to original.“

The cost of the repair job is $200,000, private donations raised $150,000 with the city of Augusta chipping in the rest. The work could take a couple of months.

See the video of the news story here:  http://www2.wjbf.com/jbf/news/state_regional/georgia/article/augustas_old_confederate_powderworks_restoration_underway/40039