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The Great Hall
In this upstairs hall of the Old Exchange many historical events have
taken place, not the least of which was the shooting of a meeting in Mel
Gibson's movie, The Patriot. In 1773 citizens of Charles Town
met to protest the Tea Act. Then in 1774 South Carolina's delegates
to the Continental Congress were elected here. In 1788 220 men crowded
into the Great Hall to ratify the United States Constitution.
In 1791 President George Washington attended two banquets, a concert
and a ball in the Great Hall held in his honor. It was restored in
1981 to its 1771 appearance by using original blueprints drawn in 1767. |
