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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

An Anson Beauty

St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church on Anson Street (c. 1850) has a very interesting history — including being heavily damaged during the siege of Charleston in the Civil War. In 1991 a commemorative garden was created honoring Philip Simmons — the extraordinary blacksmith.

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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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