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* Raleigh Coal & Coke Co. Substation, c. 1910, locally noted for its swatstika ornament.


From:   editorial@wvexplorer.com   @   67.200.129.122   (Oct 13, 2002 01:08 EDT)
The reverse-swatiskas set in the course below this building's windows have turned heads since World War II; however, the building was built nearly 30 years before a similar design was adopted by the Naza Party in Germany.


From:   saltersc@aol.com   @   66.190.128.27   (Dec 08, 2002 20:08 EST)
Does this look familar?


From:   w3v2@london.com   @   65.134.240.199   (Dec 18, 2002 01:32 EST)
It's spelled swastika. It's an swastika.


From:   editorial@wvexplorer.com   @   65.134.240.199   (Dec 18, 2002 01:36 EST)
We repeat, this is not a Nazi symbol -- a swastika. This is a reverse version used not-too-commonly as a decoration. The building was designed in 1907. The party didn't adopt the symbol until 1938.


From:   jvandenberg1@new.rr.com   @   24.208.15.104   (Jun 07, 2004 09:10 EDT)
I live in Wisconsin. The reverse swastika is seen around here on buildings built around 1900 that are of Nordic/Scandinavian design. This is about 25 years before the movement that became the Nazi party began.

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