Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon

Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
122 East Bay Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 727-2165 or 1-888-763-0448
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The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon is considered to be one of the three most historically significant Colonial buildings in the United States. Tours of its three floors highlight various aspects of Charleston history during the Colonial and Revolutionary eras and put into context the people and events of the period.

In 1781, the Old Exchange Building was constructed on the site of the Half-Moon Bastion (an original part of the fortification of Charles Town). A large portion of the original brick Half-Moon Bastion was unearthed in 1965 during a renovation of the cellars of the Old Exchange, and is now on view to the public as part of the tour of the Provost Dungeon.

President George Washington visited Charleston in 1791 and was given a public dinner in the Exchange Building.

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