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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautiful Charleston front yard, highlighted by some huge hydrangea blossoms, is on Logan Street. Across the street is the graveyard of a church dating back to 1834. The church itself was substantially destroyed in the fire of 1861 and is no longer there.

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This beautiful Charleston front yard, highlighted by some huge hydrangea blossoms, is on Logan Street. Across the street is the graveyard of a church dating back to 1834. The church itself was substantially destroyed in the fire of 1861 and is no longer there.

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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