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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Two cement pigs stand guard in front of this beautiful house on Murray Boulevard (the Low Battery) in Charleston. Why pigs? There is a connection to the Piggly Wiggly supermarket chain.

It’s a Pig’s Life

Two cement pigs stand guard in front of this beautiful house on Murray Boulevard (the Low Battery) in Charleston. Why pigs? There is a connection to the Piggly Wiggly supermarket chain.

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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