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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The graveyard of the Unitarian Church on Archdale Street helps anchor one end of the Gateway Walk -- a wonderful path that crosses a number of graveyards and other significant properties. (You can find a map of the Walk here.) It begins by St. John's Lutheran Church, next to the Unitarian Church, and winds over to Church Street ending by St. Philip's Church. What a walk!

Gateway Walk

The graveyard of the Unitarian Church on Archdale Street helps anchor one end of the Gateway Walk — a wonderful path that crosses a number of graveyards and other significant properties in downtown Charleston. (You can find a map of the Walk here.) It begins by St. John’s Lutheran Church, next to the Unitarian Church, and winds over to Church Street ending by St. Philip’s Church. What a walk!

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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