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While a now a great spot for strolling, running, biking, fishing or just sitting on a bench, Colonial Lake wasn't always that way. A couple of hundred years ago, it was used as a mill pond for the sawmills that were in the area.

Colonial Lake

While a now a great spot for strolling, running, biking, fishing or just sitting on a bench, Colonial Lake wasn’t always that way. A couple of hundred years ago, it was used as a mill pond for sawmills that were in the area.

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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