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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This gorgeous garden on Legare Street was the site for the Gaud School for Boys until 1918. Gaud, which merged with the Porter Military Academy in 1964 to become the Porter-Gaud School, is one of the most prominent schools in Charleston and South Carolina. Not a bad spot to get your start.

Gorgeous Garden

This gorgeous garden on Legare Street was the site for the Gaud School for Boys until 1918. Gaud, which merged with the Porter Military Academy in 1964 to become the Porter-Gaud School, is now one of the top schools in Charleston and South Carolina. Not a bad spot to get your start.

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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