Ted,

You're correct about the names of the states having been listed in order if the rest of the memorial retains the order from the front. DE was the first, and so through that sequence; continued where we cannot read the names of the states would begin with NC, RI, VT.....through MO, then back again to what we can read from Arkansas through North Dakota; the out of sight again from South Dakota through Arizona.

Thanks for the information. I'll notice the names with added interest the next time I'm up in DC.

Best regards,
WW

PS: Oh, and it would be South Carolina on the front.