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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Charleston is so full of amazing houses and buildings. This row of antebellum houses (built in the 1790's/1800)is on Elliot Street, right around the corner from Rainbow Row.  Have you strolled by them?

Not Rainbow Row

Charleston is so full of amazing houses and buildings. This row of antebellum houses (built in the 1790’s/1800)is on Elliot Street, right around the corner from Rainbow Row.  Have you strolled by them?

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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