Nathaniel Russell House - Charleston, Coastal South Carolina, South Carolina, United States
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- ... to purchase a Charleston Heritage Passport, which is a 2 day pass that got us in to the Gibbes Museum of Art, Nathaniel Russell House, Edmondston-Alston House, Drayton Hall, Middleton Place, Aiken-Rhett House, Joseph Manigault House, Heyward-Washington ...
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- Charleston, Coastal South Carolina, South Carolina, United States
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Charleston, SC: A Video Tour
Churches, forts, plantations, museums, historic homes and historic ships, fabulous restaurants--all these and much more come together to make Charleston, South Carolina one of America's premier destinations. Whether you're here for a day or a week, this hour-long video guide will serve as both an introduction and a memento of your visit.
Includes: Battery and White Point Garden, Rainbow Row, Catfish Row, Four Corners of Law, St. Phillip's Church and Graveyard, Circular Church and Graveyard, Hugenot Church, Forts Sumter and Moutrie, USS Yorktown aircraft carrier, the Citadel, Morris and Sullivan's Island, Nathaniel Russell House, AIken-Rhett House, Joseph Manigault House, Edmonston-Alston House, Heyward-Washington House, Charleston Museum, Gibbes Museum of Art, Dock Street Theatre, Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, Powder Magazine, Old Jial, City Hall, City Market, Old Slave Mart Museum, Drayton Hall, Middleton Place, Magnolia Plantation, Charlestowne Landing, and much more!
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TOP 12. Best Museums in Charleston - Travel South Carolina
TOP 12. Best Museums in Charleston - Travel South Carolina: Fort Sumter National Monument, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, McLeod Plantation, Edmondston-Alston House, Charleston Museum, Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, Old Slave Mart Museum, The Calhoun Mansion, Heyward-Washington House, Confederate Museum, Gibbes Museum of Art, American Military Museum
Places to see in ( Charleston - USA )
Places to see in ( Charleston - USA )
Charleston, the South Carolina port city founded in 1670, is defined by its cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages and pastel antebellum houses, particularly in the elegant French Quarter and Battery districts. The Battery promenade and Waterfront Park both overlook Charleston Harbor, while Fort Sumter, a federal stronghold where the first shots of the Civil War rang out, lies across the water.
The zenith of old-world charm, Charleston whisks you into the nation's tumultuous past and nourishes your mind, heart and stomach in roughly equal measure. This lovely city will embrace you with the warmth and hospitality of an old and dear friend – who lived in the 18th century. We jest, but the cannons, cemeteries and carriage rides absolutely conjure an earlier era. Here, signers of the Declaration of Independence puffed cigars and whispered of revolution in the withdrawing rooms of historic homes, and the first shots of the Civil War rang out over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The city itself was built on slave labor, and several related sights are among the nation's most important educators on the long-standing oppression of African Americans.
Charleston's most beloved 19th-century porch furnishing was the joggling board – a bouncy, wooden rocking bench that couples sat on back in the day as part of a courtship ritual. Not much has changed. Today lovers stroll cobblestone streets past historic buildings, stop to smell the blooming jasmine and enjoy long, candlelit dinners on verandas. Everywhere you turn another blushing bride is standing on the steps of yet another enchanting church. Above all, this is a place for seduction by Southern hospitality – Charleston will charm the sweat right off your brow.
Charleston was founded in 1670 as Charles Town, honoring King Charles II of England. Its initial location at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River (now Charles Towne Landing) was abandoned in 1680 for its present site, which became the fifth-largest city in North America within ten years. Despite its size, it remained unincorporated throughout the colonial period; its government was handled directly by a colonial legislature and a governor sent by London. Election districts were organized according to Anglican parishes, and some social services were managed by Anglican wardens and vestries. Charleston adopted its present spelling with its incorporation as a city in 1783 at the close of the Revolutionary War. Population growth in the interior of South Carolina influenced the removal of the state government to Columbia in 1788.
A lot to see in Charleston such as :
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Fort Sumter
Patriots Point
Waterfront Park
Historic Charleston City Market
Rainbow Row
Johns Island
Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
Charleston Harbor
South Carolina Aquarium
Middleton Place
Drayton Hall
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
Old Slave Mart Museum
The Charleston Museum
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
Nathaniel Russell House
King Street
The Battery
Wild Dunes
USS Yorktown
Morris Island
H.L. Hunley Submarine
Angel Oak Tree
Morris Island Lighthouse
Fort Moultrie
White Point Garden
Daniel Island
The Calhoun Mansion
Daniel Island
James Island County Park
Charleston's French Quarter District
Arthur Ravenel Junior Bridge
Folly Beach Pier
Wadmalaw Island
Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
Gibbes Museum of Art
Folly Beach County Park
Aiken-Rhett House
McLeod Plantation Historic Site
Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission
Palmetto Islands County Park
Meeting Street
Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park
Edmondston-Alston House
South of Broad
Charleston Historic District
Audubon Swamp Garden
Joseph Manigault House
Shem Creek Park
( Charleston - USA ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Charleston . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Charleston - USA
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American Revolution and the Alston House
In the summer and spring, bright flowers surround this white plantation house whose name comes from its location on a horseshoe bend in the The Deep River. The house (ca. 1770) was first owned by Philip Alston, whose band of Whigs was attacked in 1781 by Tories led by David Fanning. Later, four-term North Carolina governor Benjamin Williams lived in the house, which today features fine antiques of the colonial and Revolutionary War eras.
Road Scholar: New Year's in Charleston
Embark on a holiday adventure that celebrates the New Year in the heart of Charleston and the Lowcountry! Revel in the festivities of New Year's Eve as you dine in and enjoy the ambiance of the Historic District. Marvel in the architecture of Charleston's Historic District — and admire its holiday finery — during an expert-led walk. Experience the Lowcountry's plantation history during field trips to Middleton Place and Boone Hall Plantation, and delight in holiday traditions at the historic Calhoun Mansion and Edmondston-Alston House.
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9 Limehouse Street
Located in the prestigious South of Broad neighborhood, 9 Limehouse Street is situated on a spacious .43 acre lot on the west side of the Charleston peninsula just south of Tradd Street. You are welcomed by stunning details, including original intricate custom crown molding, hardwood floors, and multiple grand porches. Perfect for entertaining with 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, and 4,997 square feet, and includes a 900 square foot cottage that has been used as a successful bed & breakfast by the current owners. This historic home was built in 1856 by its original owner William Pinckney Shingler, whom the house is named after, and has been meticulously cared for ever since. Live the true Charleston lifestyle in this fantastic home!
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The Aiken-Rhett House Museum, 48 Elizabeth Street, c. 1820, is unique in many ways. For example, it remained in the hands of family descendents for 142 years until it was sold to The Charleston Museum and opened as a museum house in 1975. Historic Charleston Foundation purchased the house in 1995 and adopted a conservation approach to the interpretation of this important house and its outbuildings.
Located on the corner of Judith and Elizabeth streets, Charleston merchant John Robinson built the house in 1820 as a typical Charleston double house with a central hallway and two rooms on either side. The original front entrance was located on Judith Street, where the piazza, a Charleston term for a double side porch, is now located. When Robinson lost five ships at sea in 1825, he was forced to sell the house to meet his financial obligations. Subsequently, it became the property of William Aiken Sr. in 1827.
Aiken, an Irish immigrant who had accumulated a large fortune as one of the city’s leading merchants, used the house as a rental property. When he died suddenly in a carriage accident, his vast holdings were divided between his wife, Henrietta Wyatt Aiken, and his only son, William Aiken Jr.
In 1833, the young William Aiken and his new bride, Harriet Lowndes, decided to make the house their primary residence. They began an extensive renovation of the property. Three main changes took place: the front entrance was moved, the first floor was reconfigured, and a large addition was built onto the house. By all accounts, they created one of the most impressive residences in Charleston.
A successful businessman, rice planter, distinguished politician and governor of South Carolina, William Aiken Jr. was one of the state’s wealthiest citizens. Following a well-established tradition among Charleston’s elite, Governor Aiken and his wife traveled in Europe and returned with magnificent fine art and furnishings. In 1858, while abroad, Governor Aiken commissioned his cousin, Joseph Daniel Aiken, to design and oversee the construction of an art gallery, the only one of its kind in the city. Today, many of the objects acquired by the Aikens on their travels remain in the rooms for which they were purchased.
The Aiken family library, containing more than 2000 volumes mostly published in the 1800s, has recently been transferred to the Charleston Library Society archives and placed on long-term loan. Many of the books are signed by family members and were purchased on their travels through Europe.
Prior to the Civil War, the Aiken-Rhett House was maintained by a population of highly skilled enslaved African Americans who worked to sustain the Aikens’ high standards for elegant living and entertaining. Occupations within the household included carriage drivers, cooks, footmen, gardeners, laundresses, nursemaids, and seamstresses. A post Civil War document reveals the names of 14 slaves that lived at the Aiken-Rhett House and attended the family: Tom and Ann Greggs, and their son, Henry; Dorcas and Sambo Richardson and their children, Charles, Rachel, Victoria, Elizabeth, and Julia; Charles Jackson, Anthony Barnwell, and two carpenters, Will and Jacob. Many of these individuals remained in Charleston following Emancipation, and Jacob Gaillard and Henry Greggs lived and worked at the Aiken-Rhett House until their deaths in 1896 and 1908.
The back lot of the Aiken-Rhett House is where the slaves worked and lived, and they probably took their meals communally in the kitchen. A unique site, the Aiken-Rhett House retains both original outbuildings. One is the kitchen and laundry and the other a carriage and stable house, above which are found sleeping quarters. Many of the rooms had fireplaces, and paint evidence suggests these rooms were painted vibrant colors.
William Aiken, Jr. died at his summer home in Flat Rock, North Carolina, in 1887. He left his property to his wife and daughter. Harriet Aiken continued to live in the house until her death in 1892. Her daughter, Henrietta, and son-in-law, Major A.B. Rhett, raised their four sons and one daughter in the house. Upon Henrietta’s death, the house was divided between her children and their heirs. Two sons, I’On Rhett and Andrew Burnet Rhett, Jr. continued to live in the house until the mid twentieth century.
The Aiken-Rhett House is open, Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, 2-5 p.m. (last tour begins at 4:15 p.m.).
Tickets are $12 adults; $5 children 6-16; under six free.
Visitors who are interested in visiting the Aiken-Rhett and the Nathaniel Russell House Museums can save $6 on adult tickets by purchasing a combination ticket. Tickets are redeemable for six months from purchase date and do not need to be used on the same day. Consider visiting both museums to experience the unique and different preservation methods at work in each museum.
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Magnolia Plantation Charleston, SC
Welcome to Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Magnolia has been selected as one of America's Most Beautiful Gardens (Travel + Leisure Magazine), and is the only garden honored with this distinction in the State of South Carolina!
Founded in 1676 by the Drayton family, Magnolia Plantation has survived the centuries and witnessed the history of our nation unfold before it from the American Revolution through the Civil War and beyond. It is the oldest public tourist site in the Lowcountry, and the oldest public gardens in America, opening its doors to visitors in 1870 to view the thousands of beautiful flowers and plants in its famous gardens. So join us here at Magnolia Plantation to experience the beauty of its gardens and its rich history today.
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Fort Sumter National Monument is a United States National Monument located in Charleston County, in coastal South Carolina. It mainly protects Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, the Charleston Light and Liberty Square, Charleston.
The Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center is located 340 Concord Street, Liberty Square, Charleston, South Carolina, on the banks of the Cooper River. The center features museum exhibits about the disagreements between the North and South that led to the incidents at Fort Sumter, particularly in South Carolina and Charleston. Displays include slavery and the plantation culture, major figures, politics, and how the Confederate Army was formed. This site is also the main departure point for tour boats heading to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, which is only accessible by boat. Park rangers and volunteers offer topical programs throughout the week for every boat.
The museum at Fort Sumter itself focuses on the activities at the fort, including its construction and role during the American Civil War.
The Fort Moultrie Visitor Center is located at 1214 Middle Street, Sullivan's Island across from the fort itself. There is a self-guiding brochure available and interpretive wayside exhibits posted throughout the fort. Guided tours are offered daily at 11:00 am and 2:30 pm, based on staff availability. The center offers an orientation film and museum exhibits about American seacoast defenses from 1809-1947, and the history of the first two forts. There is an information desk staffed by NPS Rangers, a book / souvenir store and bathrooms.
Charleston Light is not open to the public but can be viewed from its surroundings grounds, which also allow beach access.