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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Broad Street is very festive looking during the holidays. This view includes some of the Four Corners of Law, the intersection of Broad and Meeting Streets. That phrase was coined by  Robert Ripley, creator of Ripley's Believe it or Not!

Believe It Or Not

Broad Street is very festive looking during the holidays. This view includes some of the Four Corners of Law, the intersection of Broad and Meeting Streets. That phrase was coined by  Robert Ripley, creator of Ripley’s Believe it or Not!

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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