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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This very cool looking "Independence-variant littoral combat ship" is the 6th naval vessel to be named after the city of Charleston. It will be commissioned the USS Charleston at an event tomorrow.  It looks pretty good posing in front of the Cooper River Bridge.

USS Charleston

This very cool looking “Independence-variant littoral combat ship” is the 6th naval vessel to be named after the city of Charleston. It will be commissioned the USS Charleston at an event tomorrow.  It also looks pretty good posing in front of the Cooper River Bridge.

Ask a Local

What’s the deal with the City Market? Were slaves sold there or not?

asks John H., from Seattle, Washington… The City Market is what was called the “Slaves’ Market,” not the “Slaves Market.”  That apostrophe makes all the difference in the world. While a shocking number of humans were sold into slavery in Charleston (a very dark period in the City’s history), they were not sold at what […]

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