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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautiful gate, walk and door can be found in an impressive house on Broad Street. The house, built c. 1870, replaced an earlier one owned by the same man which burned down in the Great Fire of 1861 (which claimed over 575 other houses and more).

Fire!

This beautiful gate, walk and fire-red door can be found in an impressive house on Broad Street. The house, built c. 1870, replaced an earlier one owned by the same man which burned down in the Great Fire of 1861 (which claimed over 575 other houses and more).

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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