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The Low Battery along Murray Boulevard is one of the great places in Charleston for running, walking, biking and strolling. Unfortunately, it's also one the places that storm water and super high tides can cause significant flooding. The effort to raise and protect this stretch from flooding is projected to cost about $60 million. 

Low Battery

The Low Battery along Murray Boulevard is one of the great places in Charleston for running, walking, biking and strolling. Unfortunately, it’s also one the places that storm water and super high tides can cause significant flooding. The effort to raise and protect this stretch from flooding is projected to cost about $60 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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