Ashley River, South Carolina

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Ashley River in South Carolina is a historic tidal river near Charleston, lined with former rice plantations and notable sites such as Middleton Place.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
adjacentTo Ashley River Road (SC Highway 61)
Drayton Hall
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Middleton Place
country United States
crossedBy Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (via Charleston Harbor)
linked to: Ravenel Bridge

Ashley River Memorial Bridge
T. Allen Legare Bridge
drainageBasin Atlantic Coast watershed
ecosystemType estuarine
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
flowsThrough Charleston, South Carolina
linked to: Charleston
forms part of the boundary of Charleston, South Carolina
hasEstuary Ashley River estuary
hasHistoricDistrict Ashley River Historic District
hasMouthPosition near downtown Charleston, South Carolina
hasNearbyAirport Charleston International Airport
hasNearbyPort Port of Charleston
hasNearbyUniversity Medical University of South Carolina
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
hasTributary Bacons Bridge Creek
Church Creek (South Carolina)
Saw Mill Branch
linked to: Sawmill Branch
historicalSignificance associated with enslaved African labor on rice plantations
center of colonial-era plantation economy
isTidal yes
knownFor former rice plantations
historic plantations along its banks
scenic tidal marshes
listedOn National Register of Historic Places (Ashley River Historic District)
locatedIn Charleston County, South Carolina
Dorchester County, South Carolina
mouthLocatedIn Charleston Harbor
near Charleston, South Carolina
linked to: Charleston

Fort Dorchester (Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site)
partOf Lowcountry (South Carolina)
protectedBy local conservation easements
region Southeastern United States
sourceRegion Dorchester County, South Carolina
state South Carolina
subjectOf Ashley Scenic River designation efforts
usedFor boating
fishing
recreation
rice cultivation (historically)
waterType brackish

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Middleton family associatedWithPlace Ashley River, South Carolina
Meeting Street (Charleston) hasNearbyWaterBody Ashley River (Charleston, South Carolina)
linked to: Ashley River, South Carolina