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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This grand house on George Street was built in the late 1790's, had a run of over 100 years as the home to the Charleston Commissioners of Public Works and now is the offices of the Spoleto Festival USA arts festival.

Spoleto USA

This grand house on George Street was built in the late 1790’s, had a run of over 100 years as the home to the Charleston Commissioners of Public Works and now is the offices of the Spoleto Festival USA arts festival.

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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