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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautiful house on Church Street boasts a wonderful cast iron balcony. While Charleston is better known for its wrought ironwork (where the iron is heated and then hand-shaped using a hammer -- think Philip Simmons), there are some wonderful example of cast iron (where molten iron is poured into a mold) around town. 

An Iron Balcony

This beautiful house on Church Street boasts a wonderful cast iron balcony. While Charleston is better known for its wrought ironwork (where the iron is heated and then hand-shaped using a hammer — think Philip Simmons), there are some wonderful example of cast iron (where molten iron is poured into a mold) around town.

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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