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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This gate was designed by the wonderful blacksmith, Phillip Simmons. The baseball landed there during a game of catch between father and son a few years ago. The gate itself was made under Mr. Simmon's direction on the National Mall in Washington, DC during the Smithsonian's American Folklife Festival. 

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This gate was designed by the wonderful blacksmith, Phillip Simmons. The baseball landed there, a few years ago, during a game of catch between father and son. The gate itself was made under Mr. Simmon’s direction on the National Mall in Washington, DC during the Smithsonian’s American Folklife Festival.

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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