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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Many of the streets along where the wharfs were in Charleston, SC still have cobblestones... which were used as ballast for the empty sailing trading ships which came to Charleston to pick up goods.

Cobbled Wharf

Many of the streets along where the wharfs were in Charleston still have cobblestones… which were used as ballast for the empty sailing trading ships which came to Charleston to pick up goods. This is N. Adgers Wharf.

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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