{"id":33443,"date":"2015-08-04T13:20:32","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T17:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=33443"},"modified":"2015-08-04T13:20:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T17:20:32","slug":"travel-vacation-old-exchange-provost-dungeon-charleston-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=33443","title":{"rendered":"Travel & Vacation: Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon (Charleston, SC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Travel<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0Visiting the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon<\/p>\n

One of the days while we were in Charleston, SC it was raining so we took the time to explore the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 We had gotten a Groupon for a discounted tour of the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon so we figured it was the perfect day to go.\u00a0 The girls and I had a lot of fun learning about the building and all the history that took place within it’s walls.\u00a0 Another time about a year later we were in Charleston again and Jake joined us for our second tour of the building.\u00a0 It is full of history.\u00a0 The kids really enjoyed it.\u00a0 A friend recommended we go see this historic site a couple years ago and we have enjoyed going more than once.<\/p>\n

Old Exchange dates back to the 1670’s when it was used as a Customs and Exchange building for the busy Charleston port.\u00a0 Pirates were placed in the Provost Dungeon.\u00a0 British tea was stored inside it’s walls.\u00a0 You can see the old sea wall inside the Provost Dungeon.\u00a0 During the American Revolution the colonists hid guns and ammunition inside the building.\u00a0 There is a lot of neat history in this building.<\/p>\n

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Old staircase, not in use anymore<\/p>\n

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Old Seawall can be seen inside the Provost Dungeon.\u00a0 Half-moon battery.<\/p>\n

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They had amazing brick work done in the building.\u00a0 It was neat to see.<\/p>\n

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Old model of the building.<\/p>\n

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Our tour guide telling about the pirates they captured and held as prisoners in the Provost Dungeon<\/p>\n

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Pirates biding their time in the Dungeon<\/p>\n

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The had to keep records of all the exchanges and transactions that took place inside the building.<\/p>\n

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The colonists put a powder magazine inside the building and then built a wall in front of it.\u00a0 Even during the American Revolution when the British soldiers had control and occupied this building they never found it.\u00a0 After the war when they took down the wall everything was still where they had left it.<\/p>\n

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Provost Dungeon<\/p>\n

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Black Beard the pirate<\/p>\n

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A lot of neat historical pictures line the walls throughout the building<\/p>\n

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It was a rainy day in Charleston.\u00a0 Perfect day to take a tour of Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon.<\/p>\n

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Information about Preside George Washington’s visit to Charleston.<\/p>\n

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We the People….<\/p>\n

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Historical people and swords<\/p>\n

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Rainy day, but still beautiful<\/p>\n

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Looking out from the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon building to the street below.<\/p>\n

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History of the Exchange & Custom House, Faneuil Hall, and more<\/p>\n

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One of the meeting rooms, beautifully decorated<\/p>\n

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The Old Exchange Building & Provost Dungeon Banner<\/p>\n

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Plagues on the outside walls of the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon<\/p>\n

The \u201cTravel and Vacation\u201d series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax.\u00a0 Life is short and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build memories with family and explore of of the most amazing places during our time away.\u00a0 Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories.\u00a0 It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine.\u00a0 Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn.\u00a0 You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Visiting the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon One of the days while we were in Charleston, SC it was raining so we took the time to explore the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon.\u00a0 We had gotten a Groupon for a discounted tour of the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon so we figured it was the perfect day to go.\u00a0 The girls and I had a lot of fun learning about the building and all the history that took place within it’s walls.\u00a0 Another time about a year later we were in Charleston again and Jake joined us for our second tour of the building.\u00a0 It is full of history.\u00a0 The kids really enjoyed it.\u00a0 A friend recommended we go see this historic site a couple years ago and we have enjoyed going more than once. Old Exchange dates back to the 1670’s when it was used as a Customs and Exchange building for the busy Charleston port.\u00a0 Pirates were placed in the Provost Dungeon.\u00a0 British tea was stored inside it’s walls.\u00a0 You can see the old sea wall inside the Provost Dungeon.\u00a0 During the American Revolution the colonists hid guns and ammunition inside the building.\u00a0 There is a lot of neat history in this building. Old staircase, not in use anymore Old Seawall can be seen inside the Provost Dungeon.\u00a0 Half-moon battery. They had amazing brick work done in the building.\u00a0 It was neat to see. Old model of the building. Our tour guide telling about the pirates they captured and held as prisoners in the Provost Dungeon Pirates biding their time in the Dungeon The had to keep records of all the exchanges and transactions that took place inside the building. The colonists put a powder magazine inside the building and then built a wall in front of it.\u00a0 Even during the American Revolution when the British soldiers had control and occupied this building they never found it.\u00a0 After the war when they took down the wall everything was still where they had left it. Provost Dungeon Black Beard the pirate A lot of neat historical pictures line the walls throughout the building It was a rainy day in Charleston.\u00a0 Perfect day to take a tour of Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon. Information about Preside George Washington’s visit to Charleston. We the People…. Historical people and swords Rainy day, but still beautiful Looking out from the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon building to the street below. History of the Exchange & Custom House, Faneuil Hall, and more One of the meeting rooms, beautifully decorated The Old Exchange Building & Provost Dungeon Banner Plagues on the outside walls of the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon The \u201cTravel and Vacation\u201d series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax.\u00a0 Life is short and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build memories with family and explore of of the most amazing places during our time away.\u00a0 Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories.\u00a0 It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine.\u00a0 Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn.\u00a0 You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,6,70,73,22,23,25,31,37,40,86,42,43,45],"tags":[1037,2505,3150,3876,3905,3907,6466,10094,11791,11792,11805,17146,18236,18844,18845,20799,22136,23308],"class_list":["post-33443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events-holidays","category-family-fun","category-goals","category-intentional-living","category-memories","category-organized-chaos-3","category-raising-multiples","category-schedule","category-stores","category-teaching-our-children-2","category-travel","category-vacation-travel","category-twins","category-vacation","tag-american-revolution","tag-black-beard","tag-british","tag-charleston","tag-charleston-harbor","tag-charleston-history","tag-dungeon","tag-george-washington","tag-historical-building","tag-historical-building-in-charleston","tag-history","tag-old-exchange","tag-pirates","tag-provost","tag-provost-dungeon","tag-sc","tag-south-carolina","tag-tea"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcnfwQ-8Hp","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}