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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Charleston is known as the "Holy City," due to the large number of churches which were historically here and that when viewed from the harbor the city's only structures sticking above the low rooftops were church steeples. This is the Citadel Square Baptist Church's -- which is one of the tallest in Charleston.

Holy Cow

Charleston is known as the “Holy City,” due to the large number of churches which were historically here and that when viewed from the harbor the city’s only structures sticking above the low rooftops were church steeples. This is the Citadel Square Baptist Church‘s — which is one of the tallest in Charleston.

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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