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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

A wonderful evening sky, as seen from the Low Battery. The Low Battery, which runs from the Coast Guard Station to "the Turn" -- where it runs into the High Battery -- is about 5000 feet long and took 13 years to complete. What a great spot to watch the sun set.

Low Battery

A wonderful evening sky, as seen from the Low Battery. The Low Battery, which runs from the Coast Guard Station to “the Turn” — where it runs into the High Battery — is about 5000 feet long and took 13 years to complete. What a great spot to watch the sun set.

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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