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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Guardian Gate

You can find this house tucked behind the foliage and protected by its gate and fence on Limehouse Street. The gate is made from cast iron, as opposed to the famous Charleston wrought iron. The difference is that with wrought iron each piece is individually heated and then bent by hand (most often hammered over an anvil), as opposed to cast iron where molten metal is poured into a mold and each piece created is identical.

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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