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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautiful set of houses on South Battery is anchored by the Stevens-Lathers House on the right. Housed within the building is the Battery Carriage Inn -- known not only for its great location across from White Point Garden, but for its collection of ghosts as well.  You can stay there, but  you never know who might join you.

Ghostly!

This beautiful set of houses on South Battery is anchored by the Stevens-Lathers House on the right. Housed within the building is the Battery Carriage Inn — known not only for its great location across from White Point Garden, but for its collection of ghosts as well.  You can stay there, but  you never know who might join you.

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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