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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

While not officially yet spring, it sure feels that way in Charleston. While this handsome house on Legare Street is not historic (built in 1941), it is next door neighbors to the Sword Gate House -- which surely is.

Springing

While not officially yet spring, it sure feels that way in Charleston. While this handsome house on Legare Street is not historic (built in 1941), it is next door neighbors to the Sword Gate House — which surely is.

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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