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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The nickname for Charleston, SC is the "Holy City" -- from the number of steeples which dominate the skyline. Here you can see 3 of them and the city's rooftops.

Holy City Skyline

Charleston’s nickname is the “Holy City” — from the number of steeples which dominate the skyline. Over the rooftops you can see, from left to right, St. Michael’s Church, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and St. Philip’s Church.

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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