. The romance of lower Carolina; historic, romantic and traditional incidents of the Colonial and revolutionary eras. e great libraries of thecountry, illustrated works and fine editions of theEnglish and French classics, there are files of news-papers from 1732, pamphlets and works of localhistory which make the collection a mine of histori-cal value and interest. THE EXCHANGE, CHARLESTOWN, NOW KNOWN ASTHE OLD POST OFFICE At the east end or foot of Broad Street, on theeast side of East Bay, stood from 1680 the oldCourt of Guards^. In 1761 an Act of Assemblywas passed for the erection on this
. The romance of lower Carolina; historic, romantic and traditional incidents of the Colonial and revolutionary eras. e great libraries of thecountry, illustrated works and fine editions of theEnglish and French classics, there are files of news-papers from 1732, pamphlets and works of localhistory which make the collection a mine of histori-cal value and interest. THE EXCHANGE, CHARLESTOWN, NOW KNOWN ASTHE OLD POST OFFICE At the east end or foot of Broad Street, on theeast side of East Bay, stood from 1680 the oldCourt of Guards^. In 1761 an Act of Assemblywas passed for the erection on this site of an Ex-change, the contract for building given to , and the cost was fixed at £44,016, i6s.,8d., gold. Most of the material used was brought 59New building Nos. 164-172 King Street, above Queen, east side of East Bay, opposite Broad Street. 105 from England. When completed it became thegeneral business mart of Charleston, and so con-tinued for many years. During the occupation ofthe City by the British, its lower floors were usedas a prison, and in one of the rooms in the base-. Old Exchange, foot of Broad Street,as It was during Revolutionary period. ment Col. Isaac Hayne was confined, and thencetaken to execution. The front was originally on the east side, andwings extended out on East Bay, but as these ob-structed the street, they were taken down and thefront changed to the western side. More recently,- 106 the roof being out of repair, the cupola and someof the ornamental work were removed, but thebuilding still presents an imposing appearance, andits historic associations make it an object of muchinterest. On December 14, 1899, the 117th anni-versary of the evacuation of Charleston by theBritish, the Society of the Sons of the Revolutionplaced a bronze plate on the western wall recordingthe historical incidents of the location. The building has been granted by the Govern-ment to the Daughters of the American Revolutionof South Carolina, t
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