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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

A beautiful stretch of pre-Revolutionary houses on Tradd Street. While  the gambrel roof form on the brick tenement on the left was once common in Charleston in the mid 18th century, only a few examples of it still survive.

Gambrels

A beautiful stretch of pre-Revolutionary houses on Tradd Street. While  the gambrel roof form on the brick tenement on the left was once common in Charleston in the mid 18th century, only a few examples of it still survive.

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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