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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Directly in front of this well situated bench lies Shutes Folly -- the island home of Castle Pinckney. Now privately owned, not much goes on there, but it does fly a multitude of flags.

Shutes Folly

Directly in front of this well situated bench lies Shutes Folly — the island home of Castle Pinckney. Now privately owned, not much goes on there, but it does fly a multitude of flags.

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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