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go back in time in the House Museum
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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.

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The 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.

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Henry Middleton, 1717 – 1784

Colonial Gentleman

Henry Middleton, the second son of Arthur Middleton and Sarah Amory, was born near Goose Creek on the original land grant received by his grandfather Edward, who emigrated from England via Barbados. When his father died in 1737, twenty-year-old Henry inherited his home place, The Oaks in St. James Parish, and another 1600 acres of land on the Cooper River.

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Arthur Middleton, 1742 – 1787

The Revolutionary

Arthur Middleton was born at Middleton Place on June 26, 1742, the first-born child of Henry and Mary Williams Middleton. At the age of twelve he was sent to school in England, accompanying his Uncle William and his family when the latter emigrated there. He attended Harrow, Westminster School, Trinity College at Cambridge before being admitted to Middle Temple to study law.

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Henry Middleton, 1770 – 1846

The American Statesman

Henry Middleton, rice planter, politician and diplomat, was born in London, September 28, 1770, the son of Mary Izard and Arthur Middleton. As a young man, he traveled extensively in England and on the European continent before embarking on a political career as South Carolina Governor, U.S. Congressman and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. Petersburg.

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Williams Middleton, 1809 – 1883

The Antebellum Planter

Williams Middleton was the fifth son of Mary Helen Hering and Governor Henry Middleton. Born in 1809 on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, Williams attended school in England and then Paris when his parents and two older sisters went to Russia in 1820. He later joined his parents in St. Petersburg where he served as his father’s secretary in the U.S. legation.

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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 11, 2019

December Shopping Sprees

Shoppers receive a 15% off (20% off for Foundation members) on most items on Wednesdays before Christmas (December 4, 11 & 18) at both the Garden Market & Nursery and the Museum Shop. From stocking stuffers to home décor to...

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December 12, 2019

Grand Illumination + Dinner

The December 12 performance is SOLD OUT. Thank you for you interest. Join actors in period costume as they take you back to the Christmas of 1782. This lively event celebrates the return of Arthur Middleton from Philadelphia, the end of...

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December 13, 2019

Grand Illumination and Dinner

The December 13 performance is SOLD OUT. Thank you for you interest. Join actors in period costume as they take you back to the Christmas of 1782. This lively event celebrates the return of Arthur Middleton from Philadelphia, the end of...

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December 14, 2019

Grand Illumination + Dinner

The December 14 performance is SOLD OUT. Thank you for you interest. Join actors in period costume as they take you back to the Christmas of 1782. This lively event celebrates the return of Arthur Middleton from Philadelphia, the end of...

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December 18, 2019

December Shopping Sprees

Shoppers receive a 15% off (20% off for Foundation members) on most items on Wednesdays before Christmas (December 4, 11 & 18) at both the Garden Market & Nursery and the Museum Shop. From stocking stuffers to home décor to...

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December 20, 2019

Holiday Candlelight & Sarah Rutledge Dinner

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 each...

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