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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

These are the first two houses on the High Battery in Charleston, SC heading away from White Point Garden -- elegance and a bit of brightness.

High Battery Pink

These are the first two houses on the High Battery in Charleston, heading away from White Point Garden — elegance and a bit of brightness. The pink and white color scheme is said have been used by a dentist who owned the pink house as it resembled healthy teeth and gums.

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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