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    Fort Jackson - My Favorite Soldier.

    Fort Jackson

    3.5(23 reviews)
    3.9 mi

    Soooo many people there for family day and graduation, but everything was very organized and the…read morelines ran quickly. The ceremony was amazing!!!! Such an honor to see the young men become soldiers. Brought tears to my eyes. Thank you to all who have served! What a joy to be part of the army family.

    I had never thought of writing a review for Fort Jackson but after coming across their Yelp page I…read morefigured why not... I completed basic training here late summer / early fall of 2013. I arrived at the beginning of September and the weather was disgusting. It was hot af and very humid. It started to feel nice towards the end of the month and once graduation came around in November, it was pretty chilly. My experience was startling at first as I had never had a grown man / or woman yell at me, let alone hurt my feelings.... But what did I expect, I signed myself up for this and knew this was not gonna be a walk in the park. I heard it all and not once did I take it personal.. My drill sergeants were tough and so was the physical aspect of it. You have to be both mentally and physically tough for this as this is definitely not a vacation. There were days we were up for 12+ hours and we had to do it all over again the next day... Several people from my platoon quit right at the start and they did not get to go home right away. More then a handful of people quit in my company, both men and women as they could not handle the intense training. Fort Jackson is very old and we encountered a few paranormal activities / sightings while we were out in the field. My company was located in the old trailers at the time so we didn't have it too nice as the other companies did.. Overall if I had to do basic training at Fort Jackson all over again I would. I've been out of the army a few years now but would gladly do it all over again.

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    Fort Jackson - What an amazing family day ceremony!!!

    What an amazing family day ceremony!!!

    Fort Jackson - Lunch on the lake, followed by a naptime movie.

    Lunch on the lake, followed by a naptime movie.

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    South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles

    South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles

    2.3(4 reviews)
    0.3 mi

    I dislike having to go to any SCDMV offices and the Oneil Court seems very disorganized from the…read moretime you walk in and take a seat to be called. I always have to go there because the DMV never sends my yearly vehicle sticker on time. Staff seems hostile at times and act like they do not want to be bothered even though it's a job. The employees there pay taxes, and they need to realize the customers they service pay taxes as well. Customer service could be a lot better for all. The lack of good supervision brings about chaos in the workplace.

    You know, it's ridiculous. I don't know what's going on. But these people are driving like they got…read moretheir license out of a crackerjack box. I think what needs to be done and what they need to consider really is to call all these young people and have them to Retest again and if they don' pass, then they should be given a permit. This is ridiculous. There was emergency vehicles coming down the road and these young people I'm trying to merge over to give the vehicles the right to proceed without causing the accident and these young people don't even understand what they supposed to do. I'm about to get an accident because they're just not merging, and they're still going on about their business, having their little conversations with their silly selves. Please save lives and do something about elderly people who can't drive and are scared and young people who don't understand the rules of the road and red light green light. And if emergency vehicle is coming, just because they can afford a car doesn't mean that they need to be in a car driving. RidiculousFlorida has a thing now that you can report aggressive driving.I don't understand the home.People don't know you're supposed to stay a car length behind south Carolina license plates and then they're bringing their own crazy driving styles, they're obnoxious to say the least, and motor vehicle needs to do something about this, to keep other people safe when it's raining, they don't know what to do on dry road, but they're swerving, in and out of traffic like they know What they're doing like they're the balls go the road, and don't mention these big trucks, 4 / 4 trucks or whatever they are, they just think that they rule the road, how some respect we're all trying to get somewhere, let's arrive alivei'm\n Tired of being a human crash dummy at the hands of other people because they don't know what the hell they're doing.

    Site of the Surrender of Columbia - This marks the site of the surrender of the city of Columbia. It is a must for Civil War buffs, history buffs, and Carolinians.

    Site of the Surrender of Columbia

    5.0(2 reviews)
    5.9 mi

    Site of the surrender of Columbia South Carolina. It is very…read moreclose to downtown, will not take much time to visit, but is an absolute must. An engraved rock marks the location and serves as a remembrance of the occasion of the surrender of the city of Columbia South Carolina. Columbia, a major city in the confederacy and the birthplace of the secession movement, was a strategic target for general Sherman and the Union forces. The succession convention, was the first, and it was the only convention to unanimously vote to leave the Union. Sherman and his troops' desire to exact revenge on the city was deep, according to historical documents. In advance of the Union forces attacked in the city, the Confederate troops burn down the bridges leading to the city on February 16, 1865, under the direction of General Wade Hampton III. Hampton, The grandson of a Revolutionary War hero, and considered a hero in his own right, evacuated his troops and placed the mayor, TJ Goodwyn in charge. Union forces began to shell the city from across the river. Seeing what happened to other cities, and hoping to spare Columbia, he ordered Mayor Goodwyn to surrender the city on the morning of the 17th just north of the city. Between 8 AM and 9 AM, the city's Aldermen and the Mayor surrendered formally to Sherman's troops. Unfortunately, this did not help as Sherman and his troops proceeded to torch the city at night. At least two thirds of the city burned as troops set fire to homes, businesses, schools, municipal buildings, and churches. In 1914, the United daughters of the Confederacy held a dedication ceremony featuring the sole surviving witness, Norton W. Brooker, and six descendants of the mayor. The engraved rock sits in front of the church on the corner of River Road and Beaufort Street in the historic Earlewood neighborhood.

    Thanks so much for this valuable information! I've been trying to find the location of the site of…read moreColumbia's surrender. I grew up there and have lived in Charlotte for the last 19 years, but plan to ride by tomorrow! Is there not a marker for the site of Camp Sorghum? I have the general area mapped out but I guess there are no traces left. Thanks again!

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