Jackson, Mississippi -
General William T. Sherman necktie

In the Old Capitol Museum, at Jackson, is an authentic General William T. Sherman necktie. Such an example of a Sherman necktie is quite rare. No, I'm not writing about a piece of men's neckwear. A Sherman necktie is an iron railroad rail, heated in the middle and twisted around a tree. This was one of Sherman's favorite methods of destroying the railroads in the South during the Civil War. Along with many exceptional exhibits at this fine museum is the nation's first permanent Civil Rights Movement exhibit. [Lawanda Turnage, 08/10/1999]

[RA: The term "Sherman necktie" takes some artistic liberty, since actual railroad ties are the wooden planks under the rails, as readers have reminded us... ]