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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This pretty house on Church Street, and a number of other similar looking houses in the area, was built by something called the Charleston Improvement Corporation (CIC) in about 1906. Now a gorgeous residential area in the heart of the historic district, the property had previously been used for industrial purposes by the Charleston Hydraulic Press Company.

On Church

This pretty house on Church Street, and a number of other similar looking houses in the area, was built by something called the Charleston Improvement Corporation in about 1906. Now a gorgeous residential area in the heart of the historic district, the property had previously been used for industrial purposes by the Charleston Hydraulic Press Company.

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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