Episode 173: The Myth of “Trott’s Cottage”

Charleston Time Machine - A podcast by Nic Butler, Ph.D. - Fridays

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Did South Carolina's cantankerous Chief Justice Nicholas Trott (1663–1740) really live in a small house on the south side of Cumberland Street, or is there some flaw in this popular tale? The definitive answer lies buried in the archival record, where we find the details of a romantic story spanning 300 years.