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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Old Marine Hospital on Franklin Street was designed by the famed architect Robert Mills. Now a National Historic Landmark, it not only served as a hospital, but later became an important orphanage for African-American children in 1891. It now serves as offices for the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston.

Old Marine Hospital

The Old Marine Hospital on Franklin Street was designed by the famed architect Robert Mills. Now a National Historic Landmark, it not only served as a hospital, but later became an important orphanage for African-American children in 1891. It now serves as offices for the Housing Authority of the City of Charleston.

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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