A tea party, a continental congress and the beginning of a Revolution

Posted By Bill Payer on Aug 9, 2020 | 0 comments


The headline sums up Brian Hicks’ latet entry (#16) celebrating 350 years of Charleston history.

“When the grand Exchange opened at the foot of Broad Street in 1771, locals saw great potential in Charles Town’s new centerpiece.

The Palladian-style building was an architectural marvel, locals thought, perhaps even finer than Boston’s Faneuil Hall. It would serve as custom house, meeting space, perhaps even a market. But by 1774 it was, at least in part, a tea warehouse.”

The Old Exchange and Provost dungeon building on East Bay Street. (Leroy Burnell/staff 2/19/07)

READ THE ENTIRE COLUMN AT THE POST & COURIER

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