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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This scene of visitors, horses and pretty colors is pretty much par for the course along Rainbow Row -- the longest row of Georgian houses in the United States. While most of the houses were built in the mid/late 1700's, the youngest -- which anchors the southern end of the Row -- was built in 1845.

A Day on the Row

This scene of visitors, horses and pretty colors is pretty much par for the course along Rainbow Row — the longest row of Georgian houses in the United States. While most of the houses were built in the mid/late 1700’s, the youngest — which anchors the southern end of the Row — was built in 1845.

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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