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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Col. John Ashe House on South Battery was built circa 1782. Two hundred and thirty-three years later it became the most expensive house ever sold to that point  on the Charleston peninsula at $7.72 million. Not bad.

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The Col. John Ashe House on South Battery was built circa 1782. Two hundred and thirty-three years later it became the most expensive house ever sold to that point  on the Charleston peninsula at $7.72 million. Not bad.

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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