Columbia got the second century, and then Greenville got the third century. Columbia could not decide what to do, what to build. And they had a number of projects they explored. None of them seemed to resonate. And these men, these gentlemen tried to take advantage of that and say, “Well, you know, we had this idea of a zoo. Maybe you should build a zoo.” Well, the zoo really didn’t have anything to do with the second century in the state, but a little, what I will call a little spark was ignited. And the city ultimately decided on historic preservation of three very historic houses in town, and that became the monument. But that little spark finally created a flame.
