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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

A beautiful afternoon on Tradd Street. One of the great things about Charleston houses is that almost every one has an interesting story. The house with the flag on the left was built in 1850 by William C. Bee, who ran one of the leading blockade running businesses during the American Civil War (he also built Bee's Block). That's not something today's builders can claim!

Porch Time

A beautiful afternoon on Tradd Street. One of the great things about Charleston houses is that almost every one has an interesting story. The brick house with the flag in the center was built in 1850 by William C. Bee, who ran one of the leading blockade running businesses during the American Civil War (he also built Bee’s Block). That’s not something today’s builders can claim!

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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