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West Ashley, or more formally, west of the Ashley, is one of the six distinct areas of the city proper of Charleston, South Carolina. As of July 2022, its estimated population was 83,996. [ 1 ] Its name is derived from the fact that the land is west of the Ashley River .
Ashley River Historic District is a historic district located west of the Ashley in the South Carolina Lowcountry in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The Historic District includes land from five municipalities, almost equally split between Charleston and Dorchester counties.
The Ashley River is a blackwater and tidal river in South Carolina, rising from the Wassamassaw and Great Cypress Swamps in western Berkeley County. It consolidates its main channel about five miles west of Summerville , widening into a tidal estuary just south of Fort Dorchester.
Drayton Hall is an 18th-century plantation house located on the Ashley River about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Charleston, South Carolina, and directly across the Ashley River from North Charleston, west of the Ashley in the Lowcountry.
Horticulture maze on the plantation Lake on the plantation Flowerdale — first planted in 1680 Red footbridge over green water Pond with heron statues. Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (464 acres, 187.77 hectares) is a historic house with gardens located on the Ashley River at 3550 Ashley River Road west of Ashley, Charleston County, South Carolina.
None of this prosperity would have been possible without the slave labor system the British imported from Barbados and the West Indies. [47] As early as 1705 there were about 130 white families along the Ashley River and 150 enslaved people. [48] In 1728 Reverend Guy estimated that there were 800 free whites and 1,800 enslaved blacks in the ...
The West Ashley Greenway is a rail trail in Charleston, South Carolina. It stretches across the West Ashley neighborhood from Main Road in the west to Folly Road in the east. It is a straight and mostly paved path utilized for walking , jogging , roller skating , and off-street cycling .
Ashley River Road (part of South Carolina Highway 61), which connects Middleton Place to Charleston to the southeast and the Legend Oaks area to the northwest, forms the historic district's western boundary. The plantation's south flanker and residence area sit atop a hill that rises just over 20 feet (6.1 m) above the river, allowing an ...