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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The house on the corner of King Street and South Battery was built in the 1820's and originally had a double-tiered piazza -- which was removed in the early 1900's and replaced by the current doorway and iron balcony.

Antebellum South Battery

The house on the corner of King Street and South Battery was built in the 1820’s and originally had a double-tiered piazza — which was removed in the early 1900’s and replaced by the current doorway and iron balcony.

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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