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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This festive house on Legare Street, while over 7800 square feet, is just another example of a Charleston single house -- where there is a central entrance and staircase, and the house is just one room deep... no matter how large or small the house might be.

Festive Legare

This festive c. 1835 house on Legare Street, while over 7800 square feet, is just another example of a Charleston single house — where there is a central entrance and staircase, and the house is just one room deep… no matter how large or small the house might be.

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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