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The “Sugar House” in Charleston, South Carolina, was a notorious site of punishment for enslaved people during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was located on the grounds of the Old City Jail, which stood at:
21 Magazine Street, Charleston, SC 29401
This jail operated from 1802 to 1939, and the “Sugar House” was reportedly a basement or nearby structure used specifically to discipline enslaved people, often through severe beatings or torture, usually at the request of enslavers who paid for the service.
Important Note: While the term “Sugar House” evokes sugar production facilities elsewhere (like in the Caribbean), in Charleston it became a euphemism for this brutal punishment site. Very few physical traces or records of the exact “Sugar House” structure remain today, but it is consistently referenced in oral histories and secondary sources about the city’s slavery infrastructure.
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