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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This very Charleston view is from the back of the County Courthouse on Broad Street (one of the Four Corners of Law). The 1790-92 building was designed by James Hoban, the architect who also designed the White House in Washington, DC.  A pretty good lineage.

Courthouse View

This very Charleston view is from the back of the County Courthouse on Broad Street (one of the Four Corners of Law). The 1790-92 building was designed by James Hoban, the architect who also designed the White House in Washington, DC.  A pretty good lineage.

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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