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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The evening sky, as seen from the Low Battery. The street that runs along here, Murray Boulevard, is named in honor Andrew B. Murray -- who, in the early 1900's, was one of the driving forces for the reclamation of the 47 acres of marsh and river that the street now sits on.

Murray

The evening sky, as seen from the Low Battery. The street that runs along here, Murray Boulevard, is named in honor Andrew B. Murray — who, in the early 1900’s, was one of the driving forces for the reclamation of the 47 acres of marsh and river that the street now sits on.

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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