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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This "porthole" can be found on the front of Charleston City Hall. With some identical twins along the sides of the building, this iconic beautiful iron and stone work is a quick identifier for this significant Charleston building. Have you posed in front of one?

Civic Porthole

This “porthole” can be found on the front of Charleston City Hall. With some identical twins along the sides of the building, this iconic beautiful iron and stone work is a quick identifier for this significant Charleston building. Have you posed in front of 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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