New Market and Radcliffeboro

The Whispers of Charleston · Jul 27, 2026 · 1m

Now part of Ansonborough, the Village of Middlesex ( also known as Gadsdens Green and Federal Green) was laid out by Christopher Gadsden, the Charlestown merchant who became the leader of the Mechanicks party during the Revolution. Gadsden, who made a fortune trading with the frontier by 1761, closed his stores at Georgetown and began to develop this suburb, and to build the largest wharf in America in front of it. Gadsden had the area laid out into six wharf lots and 197 building lots. The Suburb was bounded by present day Calhoun, Anson, and Laurens Streets and the Cooper River. Gadsden…