Today was our final day planned for Charleston, SC and the only thing we had on the things to do list was to see a Plantation or two. Well it came down to one and that was the Middleton Place just northwest of Charleston out Route 61. I basically choose this Plantation because the original owner son was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Arthur Middleton was the son that signed. Arthur Middleton’s Grandson signed South Carolina's Ordinance of Secession and that was the beginning of the end of the family wealth. All in all they had twenty plantations throughout South Carolina and were one of the most wealthy families in the area. Did this impress me? Nope. What really caught my eye was the amount of slaves that they owned and how they placed a value on each individual. Most of the slaves were referred to by a single name so it would make it all most impossible to trace a family tree. This part of American History bothers me more than any one thing that I have ever read about.
So in conclusion, I’m glad I’m American, I’m so glad the south lost for so many reasons. We take so much for granted in our country now and in my eyes that is a shame. Anyways, here are the pictures of the Middleton plantation.
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