A Common Lodging

A Common Lodging (HM1A95)

Location: Charleston, SC 29407 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 48.146', W 79° 58.963'

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Indentured servants and enslaved Africans were the backbone of the new colony, and their labor ensured its survival. Hundreds arrived in the years after 1670, and the new settlement must have included some sort of housing for this labor force.

In 1674, one of the Lords Proprietors instructed his deputy to build a "common lodging" for his servants. The house before you, constructed in 2007, is a representation of this type of dwelling. Although archeologists have not yet found the remains of such a structure, it is possible that a similar building once stood in the colony.
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HM NumberHM1A95
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 8:44am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 595243 N 3629843
Decimal Degrees32.80243333, -79.98271667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 48.146', W 79° 58.963'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 48' 8.76" N, 79° 58' 57.78" W
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Area Code(s)843, 864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12597 Old Town Plantation Rd, Charleston SC 29407, US
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