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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This garden belongs to the Simmons-Edwards House on Legare Street, more commonly referred to as the Pineapple Gates House. The stone pineapples are a symbol for "welcome."

Pineapple Gate House Garden

This garden belongs to the Simmons-Edwards House on Legare Street, more commonly referred to as the Pineapple Gates House. The stone pineapples are a symbol for “welcome.”

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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