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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Eye-catching beauty, from small to big, can be found all over Charleston. While this flower box and window may represent a smaller amount, the black disk on the wall indicates something larger. The Carolopolis Award, as represented by the disk, has been bestowed for over 63 years by the Preservation Society of Charleston on properties that have achieved excellence in historic preservation. Look around the city and you will find over 1400 of these symbols.

Charleston Beauty

Eye-catching beauty, from small to big, can be found all over Charleston. While this flower box and window may represent a smaller amount, the black disk on the wall indicates something larger. The Carolopolis Award, as represented by the disk, has been bestowed for over 63 years by the Preservation Society of Charleston on properties that have achieved excellence in historic preservation. Look around the city and you will find over 1400 of these symbols.

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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