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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Ashley River starts to creep over its banks as the very high tides and coastal flooding around Charleston, SC continue.

Flooding Tides

The Ashley River starts to creep over its banks as the very high tides and coastal flooding around Charleston continue. Not only is it flowing across the road, it is covering some sweetgrass, which is used to make the beautiful baskets found in the Lowcountry.

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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