A road from then to now
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Author
Burka, Joquita
Subject
Scenic byways--South Carolina; Drayton Hall (S.C.); Magnolia Plantation (Charleston County, S.C.); Middleton Place (S.C.)Description
This travel article from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism provides a description of Ashley River Road, traveled since 1691, and was the link to the homes of some of Charleston’s most prominent families, including Drayton Hall, Magnolia Plantation and Middleton Place. On this road, large farms— or plantations—produced cotton, rice, indigo and the lore that has fed much of the world’s views of the antebellum South. Today this stretch of Highway 61 is a National Scenic Byway stretching from Church Creek to SC Highway 165.Collections
Date
2009Metadata
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dc.description | This travel article from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism provides a description of Ashley River Road, traveled since 1691, and was the link to the homes of some of Charleston’s most prominent families, including Drayton Hall, Magnolia Plantation and Middleton Place. On this road, large farms— or plantations—produced cotton, rice, indigo and the lore that has fed much of the world’s views of the antebellum South. Today this stretch of Highway 61 is a National Scenic Byway stretching from Church Creek to SC Highway 165. |
Media Type | Document |
Item Language | English |
Publisher | South Carolina State Library |
Digital Collection | South Carolina State Documents Depository |
Rights | Copyright status undetermined. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201. |
Type | Text |
Digitization Specifications | This South Carolina State Document was either saved from a document available publicly online in PDF format or converted to PDF using Adobe Acrobat X. |