10.5 NC State Capitol -- 4/8/06

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/capitol/

Hey, how could I drive through Raleigh/Wake County taking pictures of courthouses without stopping to take a picture of the State Capitol?! "Easy...Charles, the State Capitol is for the legislative branch, not the Judicial Branch like the courthouses, you moron." You're right, but people also think Canada is its own country. Oh...it is? Well then. You win some, you lose some...6 million or 1-million-half-dozen-of-the-other.

I've been fooled a few times while on my quest for Courthouses. For instance, I thought the Caswell County Courthouse was redone and put back into use as a courthouse. Nope...it was redone and put back into use (which it says on the building), but according to their website, it's currently the County Attorney's office. The Capitol, I'm sure, has also fooled many people by not being upright. The legislature actually meets in the Legislative Building next door...which was hit with the 60s virus as well. But we love to talk about our Capitol...even though the legislature doesn't use it for their meetings. But come out and see our Capitol...some of the statues were dressed in Carolina Hurricanes jerseys during the playoffs...it's nice to know Andrew Jackson is a Carolina Hurricanes fan. [Interesting note--This blog was written on June 8, Andrew Jackson's death day....RIP Old Hickory.]

My grandparents used to give tours here (my grandfather gave my 4th grade class a tour), and there's a desk with his name in it. And I have a picture of it in my apartment. So cool, and built with granite from nearby.