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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This giant frog lives in the garden of the Parker-Drayton House (c.1806 house) on Gibbes Street. The owners used to also have live roosters stalking the garden, but the cock-a-doodling bothered the neighbors. The frog is much quieter.

Frog

This giant frog lives in the garden of the Parker-Drayton House (c.1806 house) on Gibbes Street. The owners used to also have live roosters stalking the garden, but the cock-a-doodling bothered the neighbors. The frog is much quieter.

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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