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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This gorgeous colonial house, built c. 1718 on Tradd Street, later became the home of the well-known artist, Elizabeth O'Neill Verner. She lived there from 1938 until her death in 1979.

Colonial Tradd

This gorgeous colonial house, built c. 1718 on Tradd Street, later became the home of the well-known artist, Elizabeth O’Neill Verner. She lived there from 1938 until her death in 1979.

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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