Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This week found me in Polk County North Carolina which is about 45 minutes south of Asheville. This part of the America's has been settled for some time by American standards; the Revolutionary battlefield, Cowpens, is not far away. Polk County is one of the few places I have been that continues to use the original courthouse for most of it's functions; it was completed in 1859 so survived the Civil War. First up is the Newell post coming down from the second floor. I appreciate the wear and repairs of 154 years of folks using it. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/PAW2012A/02242013/Polk+County+Newell.jpg.html The next two are variations on the staircase: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/PAW2012A/02242013/Polk+County+Stairs.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/PAW2012A/02242013/Polk+County+Stairs+III.jpg.html Last, an image of the heart pine floors that are original to the courthouse. These are just outside the main courtroom doors so all the folks having that business in the courthouse have passed this way. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/PAW2012A/02242013/Polk+County+Stairs+IV.jpg.html Another week of everyday items touched by humans. -- Don don.dory at gmail.com