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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Huguenot Church on Church Street traces its congregation back to the 1680's. The current structure, designed by the famed architect E.B. White, dates back to 1845 -- replacing a much simpler plain brick building. The graveyard (which is not a cemetery  -- a cemetery is away from the church on separate grounds, as opposed to being on the same plot of land) is full of interesting markers and headstones.

Huguenot Graveyard

The Huguenot Church on Church Street traces its congregation back to the 1680’s. The current structure, designed by the famed architect E.B. White, dates back to 1845 — replacing a much simpler plain brick building. The graveyard (which is not a cemetery  — a cemetery is away from the church on separate grounds, as opposed to being on the same plot of land) is full of interesting markers and headstones.

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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