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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Located on Church Street at the corner of Broad Street, the Hat Man is a wonderful Charleston landmark. First painted around 1892 to advertise a haberdashery, the Charleston Hat Man is made up of 16 hats of 12 different  styles. Did you count them all?

Charleston Hat Man

Located on Church Street at the corner of Broad Street, the Hat Man is a wonderful Charleston landmark. First painted around 1892 to advertise a haberdashery, the Charleston Hat Man is made up of 16 hats of 12 different  styles. Did you count them all?

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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