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Hampton Park is a 60-acre public park located along Charleston's peninsula, named in reference to Confederate general and South Carolina Governor Wade Hampton III. The park is constructed on lands formerly encompassed as part of the Orange Grove Plantation, owned by John Gibbes, which formerly housed the Washington Race Course horse race track and a prisoner-of-war cemetery during the American Civil War. Since the 1980s, the park has been redeveloped as an outdoor recreational center, offering a one-mile jogging and cycling path that roughly follows the layout of the former race course. It showcases the most floral displays of any Charleston park, including a vintage rose collection and seasonal displays. Annual special events held at the park include the MOJA Festival and the Walk, Run, or Roll marathon.

30 Mary Murray Drive, Charleston, SC 29403

Hampton Park
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