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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautiful gate, walk and doorway can be found on Tradd Street. This house, and two of its neighbors were built in the early 1880's -- each having a distinctive bay window in the front of the house, which is not commonly found in the local houses. 

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This beautiful gate, walk and doorway can be found on Tradd Street. This house, and two of its neighbors were built in the early 1880’s — each having a distinctive bay window in the front of the house, which is not commonly found in the local houses.

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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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