I'm hoping to peak the interest of some Charleston historians out there. I am trying to find out more details about the Coxes in Charleston. I found, just recently, that a Gregory ancestor of mine bought a piece of property in Charleston in 1889 (I believe it was on Court & Welch Sts. but am not certain) from a company called the Charleston Extention Company ("by TR" was after the company name- don't know what that means). This peaked my interest and I did some asking around and found out that there used to be a huge Cox family farm in Charleston and the Charleston Extension Company bought a big part of the family farm and subdivided it into lots that were sold off individually and were later blocks of houses and buildings were built. Thus producing modern day, downtown Charleston. Does anyone know anything about this? I would love to find out more. I remember my grandfather telling me, when I was just a kid, that the Coxes owned alot of property in Charleston, but, now in his old age, he doesn't remember anything more. Also, we grew up on Capitol Hill in Charleston and my mother remembers that the hill used to be called "The Cox Monument" or something like that. I'm wondering what that is all about, too. Was it, perhaps, part of the Cox farm? Capitol Hill is just below the Spring Hill Cemetery, so I guess it's possible that this part of the hill was part of a tribute or memorial to the Coxes in Charleston, but I'm just guessing. help? -- Cara Showers Anchorage, Alaska [email protected]