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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautiful antebellum house (circa 1857) on Legare Street is located on land that was originally part of the property of the pre-revolutionary era Miles Brewton House (one of the most significant Georgian houses in the United States). If you are going to live in a subdivision in downtown Charleston, this looks like a good way to go!

A Charleston Subdivision

This beautiful antebellum house (circa 1857) on Legare Street is located on land that was originally part of the property of the pre-revolutionary era Miles Brewton House (one of the most significant Georgian houses in the United States). If you are going to live in a subdivision in downtown Charleston, this looks like a good way to go!

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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