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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Josiah Smith House on Meeting Street has a number of significant architectural elements, including this beautiful demi-lune portico.

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The Josiah Smith House on Meeting Street has a number of significant architectural elements, including this beautiful demi-lune portico. Built just after the Revolutionary War in 1783, the details on the house were a way for the merchant Smith to show off his wealth.

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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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