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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

One of the enduring images of the Lowcountry of SC are the spectacular Live Oak trees.

Live Oaks

One of the enduring images of the Lowcountry of SC are the spectacular Live Oak trees.  The greenery growing on this one are Resurrection Ferns, which turn brown and look dead when they are dry… and then when they get wet they spring into glorious green life.

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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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