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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This post-Revolutionary War house (built 1790) on Church Street boasts some beautiful cast ironwork. Cast iron is made by pouring molten iron into a mold, while wrought iron is creating by hammering hot iron into the desired shape.

Church Street Iron

This post-Revolutionary War house (built 1790) on Church Street boasts some beautiful cast ironwork. Cast iron is made by pouring molten iron into a mold, while wrought iron is creating by hammering hot iron into the desired shape.

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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