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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Charleston Farmer's Market is ranked as one of the best in the country. There are tons of things to buy and eat, and it's a real gathering spot every Saturday morning. Right in the middle of it is a hunk of rock surrounded by an iron fence, called the Horn Work. See and read about just what cool piece of rock it is here.

Farmer’s Market

The Charleston Farmer’s Market is ranked as one of the best in the country. There are tons of things to buy and eat, and it’s a real gathering spot every Saturday morning. Right in the middle of it is a hunk of rock surrounded by an iron fence, called the Horn Work. See and read about just what cool piece of rock it is here.

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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