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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This impressive house (Isaac Jenkins Mikell House, c. 1854) at the corner of Ashley Avenue and Montagu Street was once used as the Charleston library. Now it's the home to one of the Southern Charm reality TV cast members.

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This impressive house (Isaac Jenkins Mikell House, c. 1854) at the corner of Ashley Avenue and Montagu Street was once used as the Charleston library. Now it’s the home to one of the Southern Charm reality TV cast members.

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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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