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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This handsome 1872 house is on Broad Street. Originally known as "Cooper Street," Broad Street was renamed because of the pride the citizens had in its 72' wide dimension.

Broad Street

This handsome 1872 house is on Broad Street. Originally known as “Cooper Street,” Broad Street was renamed because of the pride the citizens had in its 72′ wide dimension.

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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