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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Built in 1825, the Edmonston-Alston House was one of the first major houses to be built behind the Charleston seawall. Now owned by Middleton Place, it open to the public as an amazing house museum. Have you been?

Edmondston-Alston House

Built in 1825, the Edmonston-Alston House was one of the first major houses to be built behind the Charleston seawall. Now owned by Middleton Place, it open to the public as an amazing house museum (and is the only house on East Battery open to the public). Have you been?

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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