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Strolling along the High Battery is one of the great things to do in Charleston. A common misconception is that the street that it runs along is East Bay Street.  Ah contraire! It is East Battery (up to about Water Street)  :)

High Battery Stroll

Strolling along the High Battery is one of the great things to do in Charleston. A common misconception is that the street that it runs along is East Bay Street.  Ah contraire! It is East Battery (up to about Water Street)  🙂

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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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