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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Col. Thomas Pinckney House on Broad Street was built in 1829. They picked a good area, as its neighbors include the John Rutledge House (home to a signer of the US Constitution) and the home of Edward Rutledge (the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence).

Broad Street

The Col. Thomas Pinckney House on Broad Street was built in 1829. They picked a good area, as its neighbors include the John Rutledge House (home to a signer of the US Constitution) and the home of Edward Rutledge (the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence).

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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