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Middleton Place was established in the 1730s by early South Carolina planter John Williams. He likely began construction on the main block of the house, selecting the site for its strategic view of the Ashley River. After Williams' death, the plantation became part of the dowry of his daughter, Mary Williams.
In addition to Middleton Place, Williams Middleton made his home in town at 1 Meeting St., a house he owned between 1855 and 1870. [3] In 1860, Williams and an older brother signed South Carolina's Ordinance of Secession that removed the state from the Union, leading to the Civil War. Only days after the fall of Charleston in 1865, a detachment ...
Ashley's sack was given to Middleton Place, in Dorchester County, South Carolina, one of the nation's preeminent slavery-era plantation sites. While still owned by Middleton Place, the sack was on long-term loan to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. until 2021 when it returned to Middleton Place.
Middleton's Plantation, also known as Chisolm's Plantation and The Launch, is a historic plantation house located near Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story wooden house, with one-room wings.
Middleton Place: November 11, 1971: Summerville: Dorchester: 71000755 Middleton's Plantation: Edisto Island 78002518 Midfield Plantation: Boykin 76001694 Midway Plantation: Fort Motte 71000808 Millford Plantation: November 7, 1973: Pinewood
The elder Pierre and wife Jacquine had a daughter Elizabeth, born 1694 in South Carolina (married Jonas Bonhost [2]), and received land grants in 1699 and 1700 in St Andrews Parish, lands which became part of Middleton Place. The family became naturalized citizens about 1696. [3]
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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 district includes dry land, swamps, and marshes of the ...