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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautiful sidewalk and ironwork is found at the John Rutledge House, home to one of the most historic figures to live in Charleston, SC.

Charleston Sidewalk and Iron

This beautiful sidewalk and ironwork is found at the John Rutledge House, home to one of the most historic figures to live in Charleston, SC. Rutledge  was a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress and the Continental Congress, Governor of South Carolina during the American Revolution, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and twice served on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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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