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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Another beautiful Charleston sunset, as seen along the Ashley River. If you continue downstream, the Ashley runs into the Cooper River. And according to Charleston lore they then join to form the mighty Atlantic Ocean  :)

Ashley Sunset

Another beautiful Charleston sunset, as seen along the Ashley River. If you continue downstream, the Ashley runs into the Cooper River. And according to Charleston lore they then join to form the mighty Atlantic Ocean  🙂

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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