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Glimpses of Charleston

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Looking a bit spooky at night, the Calhoun Mansion on Meeting Street is the largest single family house on the Charleston peninsula. At over 24,000 square feet, it has about 35 rooms and 23 fireplaces.

C Mansion

Looking a bit spooky at night, the Calhoun Mansion on Meeting Street is the largest single family house on the Charleston peninsula. At over 24,000 square feet, it has about 35 rooms and 23 fireplaces.

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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