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 Beaches at Sullivan's Island by tpangelinanLeave a Comment
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 by jbel2879
As a historian, I was highly impressed by Drayton Hall. Unlike most plantation tours and visits, the house and the grounds are protected by a national historic trust, and thus the house has not changed one lick since basically the late colonial period. There's no furniture, no signs, the grounds have not been altered at all. This makes for a much more rugged, much less traditionally "pretty" experience - i.e. the way it actually was - the 17th-19th century weren't very pleasant in the low country for anyone!!
The house is one of the oldest plantations in the area, and the tour tells just as much about colonial slavery systems, lowcountry American Indians, and industrial transport on the Ashley River as it does about the Civil War. The tour guide highlighted the intimate connection between the architecture of the house and the house's industry - the way the houses' doors were set up in order to sufficiently cool it with river breeze, and the way that the basement kitchen was connected to the rest of the house to give slaves easy and unobtrusive access. The grounds were beautiful and untouched; the house to this day has no heating, no running water, etc. - just like during the colonial period. While you're in Charleston, take a look at Ira Berlin's "Many Thousands Gone," an incredibly engaging examination of slave societies in the colonial period. It will make your Drayton Hall experience all the more illuminating.
How to get there (from the website): From downtown Charleston, take Highway 17 south across the Ashley River, and follow the signs to Highway 61. Follow Highway 61 north for approximately 8 miles. Watch for the "Historical Plantations and Gardens" signs and the Drayton Hall signs. Drayton Hall will be on your right. Leave a Comment
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 Tour Boat by tatyanap
Tour rates:
Adults $12.00
Seniors $11.00
Kids (6-11) $ 6.00
(5&Under) Free Leave a Comment
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 Ashley River, my old backyard by MandaJ320Leave a Comment
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 Fort Sumter Today by tatyanap
America's most tragic conflict ignited at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, when a chain reaction of social, economic and political events exploded into civil war. At the heart of these events was the issue of states rights versus federal authority flowing over the underlying issue of slavery. Leave a Comment
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 Hwy. 61 by MandaJ320Leave a Comment Other Contact: West Ashley off I-526
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 Morris Island Lighthouse
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 The Trepang by KentbeinLeave a Comment
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