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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

One of the remaining cobblestone streets in Charleston, heading down to the water where the wharfs once were... and where the ships that used the stones for ballast once tied up.

Once Upon A Wharf

Boyces Wharf is one of the remaining cobblestone streets in Charleston. If you walk down to the end, you will be in Waterfront Park… right next to the Pilot’s Pier.

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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