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An Essential American Experience
The historic preservation work and interpretation of history at Middleton Place focuses on major contributions of the Middleton family as well as the enslaved Africans and African Americans who lived and worked here. The stories are a microcosm of United States history. From the early Colonial period through the Revolution, the early Republic, the Civil War era and beyond, they made a mark on the land, the colony, state and nation.
learn moreThe Middleton Place National Historic Landmark is a place where the past greets the present on garden paths more than a quarter millennium old. Middleton Place is an American treasure and a testament to people, what they can accomplish and what they can overcome.
As part of Middleton Place’s mission to share the stories of the enslaved people who made a way of life and an economic empire possible, the Middleton Place Foundation conducted a 10-year research project to reveal the names and stories of the more than 2,800 enslaved people owned by the Middleton family from 1738 to 1865. A permanent exhibit in Eliza’s House, a book, and documentary film explore the lives, families, and contributions of some seven generations of enslaved people.
Beyond The Fields – Slavery at Middleton Place
The Beyond the Fields tour introduces visitors to the institution of slavery and the lives lived by enslaved Africans and African Americans – both slave and free - who labored at Middleton Place and other plantations throughout the South. It explores their personal and family lives, their faith, their leisure activities and the extraordinary cultural contributions they and their descendants made, and continue to make, to modern day America. Their story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit.
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December 29, 2018
Finding the Groove: Hands-On Barrel Making
Barrels were just one of many wooden containers made by a cooper that were used at Middleton Place. Under the tutelage of Middleton Place’s resident cooper, guests will have a chance to try their skill at assembling a wooden barrel. Program...
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December 29, 2018
Finding the Groove: Hands-On Barrel Making
Barrels were just one of many wooden containers made by a cooper that were used at Middleton Place. Under the tutelage of Middleton Place’s resident cooper, guests will have a chance to try their skill at assembling a wooden barrel. Program...
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December 29, 2018
Christmas Candlelight & Sarah Rutledge Dinner
SOLD OUT Enjoy a candlelight visit to the Middleton Place House Museum and then stroll over to the Middleton Place Restaurant for dinner. Guests will take a self-guided tour of the House Museum decorated for the holidays with guides stationed in...
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January 4, 2019
Candlelight Tour of the Edmondston-Alston House
Enjoy a unique evening visit to the Edmondston-Alston House on Charleston’s historic Battery. Arrive anytime between 5:30 and 7:30 pm and see the house lit solely by candlelight with its mid-19th century holiday decor. Stationed throughout the house, docents will...
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January 10, 2019
Book Talk and Signing with Adam Parker
Adam Parker, author of Outside Agitator: The Civil Rights Struggle of Cleveland Sellers Jr., will hold a talk and book signing for his biography in the Pavilion at Middleton Place. The event is free and open to the public, however seating...
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