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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This cool door is actually the side entrance to a grand house built in 1792 on Meeting Street. It originally opened on to what was then called "Ladson Court" -- now Ladson Street, which is a full street connecting Meeting and King Streets. 

Side Door

This cool door is actually the side entrance to a grand house built in 1792 on Meeting Street. It originally opened on to what was then called “Ladson Court” — now Ladson Street, which is a full street connecting Meeting and King Streets.

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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