Cabin Wheel Club, Old St. Andrew's Parish Church

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Description:

Black and white photograph of the picket fence surrounding the graveyard at Old St. Andrew's Parish Church. This appears to be part of a series of images that were taken by Sams during a bicyle outing with the Cabin Wheel Club. Printed from a glass plate negative held in the Museum's collections.

The Cabin Wheel Club was made up of members who would cycle from the peninsula over the "New Bridge" (now the Ashley River Bridge) to the country in St. Andrew's Parish (now West Ashley). First called the "Charleston Riding Club" it was advertised in the April 20, 1896 News & Courier edition as "A Picnic on Wheels." The next year, it was referred to as the "Wheelman Club...A Clubhouse for Cyclists" eventually earning the name the "Cabin Wheel Club."