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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This photo of the Low Battery and Ashley River is taken from the Fort Sumter House. Once a hotel (the Fort Sumter Hotel), John F. Kennedy stayed there while in the Navy... prior to heading to the Pacific and taking command of PT109.

Bird’s Eye View

This photo of the Low Battery and Ashley River is taken from the Fort Sumter House. Once a hotel (the Fort Sumter Hotel), John F. Kennedy stayed there while in the Navy… prior ro heading to the Pacific and taking command of PT109.

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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