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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

While the architecture is relatively plain, compared to St. Philip's steeple in the background, the Powder Magazine is hard to beat in terms of significance. It is the oldest remaining public building from the Province of Carolina, which covered way more than just South Carolina.

Powder Magazine

While the architecture is relatively plain, compared to St. Philip’s steeple in the background, the Powder Magazine is hard to beat in terms of significance. It is the oldest remaining public building from the Province of Carolina, which covered way more than just South Carolina.

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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