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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Old Exchange Building

The Old Exchange Building at the intersection of Broad and East Bay Streets is one of the most significant colonial buildings in the United States. Lots of important historical events have taken place there — including it being one of the four existing structures where the US constitution was ratified. In its interesting history, the bottom floor was even used by the British as a very unpleasant prison (The Provost Dungeon).

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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