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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The house to which this beautiful door belongs was built on Tradd Street between 1767-1772, by a Scotsman (John Stuart) who was the King's Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the southern colonies. With the coming revolution Stuart fled in 1775 and the house was sold to a new owner as confiscated property in 1782. Another defeat for those pesky Redcoats.

Knock, Knock

The house to which this beautiful door belongs was built on Tradd Street between 1767-1772, by a Scotsman (John Stuart) who was the King’s Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the southern colonies. With the coming revolution Stuart fled Charleston in 1775 (after being arrested and escaping) and the house was sold to a new owner as confiscated property in 1782. Another defeat for those pesky Redcoats.

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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