Groundbreaking of Cannon Street YMCA
This file appears in: Cannon Street YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association), 61 Cannon Street
This December 21st, 1949 article from the News and Courier reports the groundbreaking ceremony of the Cannon Street YMCA. Courtesy of College of Charleston Libraries, Special Collections.
This file appears in: Cannon Street YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association), 61 Cannon Street
Cannon Street YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association), 61 Cannon Street
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