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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

A peek into a Charleston garden on Lamboll Street. "Charleston Gardens" was written by the landscape architect Loutrel Briggs, who is responsible for designing more than 100 gardens in the city's historic district -- but not this one.

Charleston Gardens

A peek into a Charleston garden on Lamboll Street. “Charleston Gardens” was written by the landscape architect Loutrel Briggs, who is responsible for designing more than 100 gardens in the city’s historic district — but not this one.

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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