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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The West Point Rice Mill (aka the Historic Rice Mill), c. 1861, sits on the banks of the Ashley River (right next to the Marina Variety Store Restaurant, the best breakfast place in Charleston.) The rice (known as Carolina Gold) once made Charleston the richest city in North America. 

Rice Mill

The West Point Rice Mill (aka the Historic Rice Mill), c. 1861, sits on the banks of the Ashley River (right next to the Marina Variety Store Restaurant, the best breakfast place in Charleston). The rice (known as Carolina Gold) once made Charleston the richest city in North America.

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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