the boys, and girls, in gray - View this location on map pat conroy, a graduate whose book the lords of discipline is set at a school much like the citadel, and shannon faulkner, who in 1993 sought to become the first woman to gain admission to its corps of cadets, have turned the citadel (800-868-3294),into a tourist must-see. tour buses roll in to see the dress parade, fridays during the school year (usually at 3:45 p.m.). cadets in confederate gray march around central summerall field, accompanied by bagpipers. stroll the grounds at any time of day and youre likely to see the knobs (first-year cadets of both sexes with their hair cut extremely short) and other examples of an institution with its own set of peculiar traditions. NYT 171 moultrie street, Charleston, SC Cultural, Kids

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