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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

You can find this well dressed horse just down Chisolm Street from the Horse Lot -- a former mill pond that was filled in to create grazing land for horse. Now a small city park, it is primarily used by dogs and for all sorts of athletic activities.

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You can find this well dressed horse just down Chisolm Street from the Horse Lot — a former mill pond that was filled in to create grazing land for horses. Now a small city park, it is primarily used by dogs and for all sorts of athletic activities.

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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