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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautiful driveway, bordered by a great iron fence and a majestic live oak, leads to a handsome brick house on Legare Street. This block, between Tradd Street and Lamboll Street, holds some of the most wonderful Charleston houses -- including the Sword Gate house, which is on the market for about $20 million.

Just Another Driveway

This beautiful driveway, bordered by a great iron fence and a majestic live oak, leads to a handsome brick house on Legare Street. This block, between Tradd Street and Lamboll Street, holds some of the most wonderful Charleston houses — including the Sword Gate House, which is on the market for about $20 million.

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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