Middleton Place

Middleton Place is a 65 acre, 18th-century rice plantation. The plantation is the birthplace of Arthur Middleton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The plantation is now a National Historic Landmark and home to America’s oldest landscaped gardens. The Middleton Place House Museum was built in 1755 as the gentlemen’s guest quarters, and is the only structure still standing of the original three-building residential complex. The buildings were all burned by Union troops two months before the end of the Civil War. The building still present today was the least burned and restored to provide living quarters for the family. We really enjoyed walking through the grounds which provided some awesome picture opportunities with old oak trees full of Spanish moss looming over the water’s edge, sheep grazing in front of the manor, and stepping into the workplaces of a blacksmith and a cooper in the 18th century.
Back in Charleston we took another stroll through King street before boarding the Schooner Pride for a very relaxing sunset sail in Charleston Harbor. Bob had made reservations at ‘The Tempest’ a very fine dining restaurant, but I was so exhausted from the day, I was unable to eat anything. Bob savored his ravioli and with the bill I was handed a red rose, Bob received a cigar and we both were offered a sip of cognac. Definitely a place to remember and to keep on the list for our next Charleston vacation.Les mer