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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Arrows and Wreaths

The arrow gate of the Bowles-Legare-Parker house  is  very distinctive sight on Tradd Street. The house, built in the late 1700’s, used to have a view all the way to the Ashley River — which was pretty far away! As the peninsula was developed, its property now ends at Greenhill Street and the view does not stretch quite so far.

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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