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Ashley River Road’s four stops
You can drive Ashley River Road in about 20 minutes, but you’d miss the point.
This 11-mile stretch of South Carolina Highway 61 just outside Charleston threads under a canopy of live oaks heavy with Spanish moss, and four historic stops sit along the way.
You’ll find America’s oldest gardens, a swamp full of alligators and herons, a working farm with rare breeds, and a colonial church that has stood since 1706. The road is short…