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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Built in 1760, this house beautiful house on Meeting Street did not receive its curves until an 1840's renovation. Among its prominent residents over the years was General Pierre G.T. Beauregard, the commander of the Confederate Forces in Charleston.

Meeting Street Curves

Built in 1760, this house beautiful house on Meeting Street did not receive its curves until an 1840’s renovation. Among its prominent residents over the years was General Pierre G.T. Beauregard, the commander of the Confederate Forces in Charleston.

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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