- G aud ▁School , ▁a ▁K - 1 2 ▁grade ▁college ▁prepar atory ▁school ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁ ▁Major ▁sho pping ▁cent ers ▁▁▁ ▁Ash ley ▁Cross ing ▁ ▁Ash ley ▁Land ing ▁( former ly ▁Ash ley ▁Pla za ▁Mall ) ▁ ▁Cit adel ▁Mall ▁ ▁Cross ro ads ▁Centre ▁ ▁Har rell ▁Square ▁ ▁Ind igo ▁Village ▁ ▁North bridge ▁Sho pping ▁Center ▁ ▁Orange ▁Gro ve ▁Pla za ▁▁ ▁Out back ▁Pla za ▁( former ly ▁Cit adel ▁Pla za ) ▁ ▁Qu ad rangle ▁Sho pping ▁Center ▁ ▁South ▁Wind erm ere ▁Center ▁ ▁St . ▁Andrew s ▁Center ▁ ▁Village ▁Square ▁ ▁West ▁Ash ley ▁Sho pp es ▁ ▁West wood ▁Pla za ▁( former ly ▁Grant ▁City ▁West ) ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁D arius ▁R ucker , ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁H oot ie ▁and ▁the ▁B low fish , ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁West ▁Ash ley . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Middle ton ▁High ▁School . ▁Stephen ▁Col bert , ▁host ▁of ▁The ▁Late ▁Show ▁with ▁Stephen ▁Col bert , ▁graduated ▁from ▁Por ter - G aud ▁School ▁located ▁in ▁West ▁Ash ley . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁with ▁photos ▁of ▁West ▁Ash ley ▁ ▁West ▁Of ▁newspaper , ▁official ▁website ▁Charles T ow ne ▁Land ing ▁State ▁Historic ▁Site ▁Ash ley ▁River ▁Road ▁Link s ▁Historic ▁D ray ton ▁Hall ▁Historic ▁Magn olia ▁Plant ation ▁& ▁Gard ens ▁The ▁Official ▁Website ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Char l eston