| South Carolina had wealthy planters in
the Old South. They had enormous amounts of money invested in their
slaves. That is one reason they led the State into secession. |
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| The House was probably built sometime
between 1830 and 1850. It has magnificent appointments and is
threatened by vandalism. |
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| Here you can see the spiral stairway
soaring three floors to the top of the house. |
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| The less glamorous part an ante-bellum
life occurred in places like the basement. Here is where the slaves
toiled to keep the household going. |
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