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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

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A Post…. Office

This beautiful house was built in 1740. Among those who have lived there in its long history was Charleston’s fifth postmaster. As was the tradition of the time, the front room of the house became the Charleston Post Office.

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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