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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautiful Charleston single house on Tradd Street is nicely decked out in the American, South Carolina and US Army flags. It's called a "single house" because it is only one room wide. No matter how big or small a single house may be, that is one of their main distinguishing characteristics.

Flagging Single

This beautiful Charleston single house on Tradd Street is nicely decked out in the flags of the United States, South Carolina and US Army. It’s called a “single house” because it is only one room wide. No matter how big or small a single house may be, that is one of their main distinguishing characteristics.

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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