I was told that everyday at noon, Mr. William Allan (James Allan's son) or his brother, Richard, would leave the store, James Allan & Company, to site the sun. It was important to be certain that the time shown on the clock was accurate, because all of Charleston, i.e. factories , shops, trains, trolleys depended on it.
Margaret Allan Pinckney Hay
Thu, 2019-10-24 08:59