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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

These steeples, which help contribute to Charleston's Holy City moniker, can be found on Archdale Street. St. John's Lutheran Church is on the left, and on the right is the Unitarian Church -- which was occupied and used as barracks by both the American and British forces during the Revolutionary War.

Holy City Steeples

These steeples, which help contribute to Charleston’s Holy City moniker, can be found on Archdale Street. St. John’s Lutheran Church is on the left, and on the right is the Unitarian Church — which was occupied and used as barracks by both the American and British forces during the Revolutionary War.

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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