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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Set well back from Tradd Street, the Bowles-Legare-Parker House (built c. 1797 -1801) used to have a view that ran down to the Ashley River. You can catch a glimpse of the house beyond its extremely large front garden through its distinctive iron fence made with crossed arrow pickets. This is a side view from Greenhill Street.

Just Another Charleston House

Set well back from Tradd Street, the Bowles-Legare-Parker House (built c. 1797 -1801) used to have a view that ran down to the Ashley River. You can catch a glimpse of the house beyond its extremely large front garden through its distinctive iron fence made with crossed arrow pickets. This is a side view from Greenhill Street.

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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