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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The South Carolina Society Hall on Meeting Street was built in 1804 as the home for a club that was founded in 1737 as "The Two Bit Club." It later became the "South Carolina Society," and its home was so aptly named.

SC Society Hall

The South Carolina Society Hall on Meeting Street was built in 1804 as the home for a club that was founded in 1737 as “The Two Bit Club.” It later became the “South Carolina Society,” and its home was so aptly named.

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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