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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

White Point Garden is one of the great public spaces in Charleston. In addition to being the home of these incredible live oak trees, a wonderful bandstand, beautiful statues, and impressive armament, it is the home of a whole lot of black-crowned night herons. With an active rookery, it can be noisy and busy spot.

Night Heron Hangout

White Point Garden is one of the great public spaces in Charleston. In addition to being the home of these incredible live oak trees, a wonderful bandstand, beautiful statues, and impressive armament, it is the home of a whole lot of black-crowned night herons. With an active rookery, it can be noisy and busy spot.

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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