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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The glorious steeple of St. Michael's Church, located at the corner of Broad and Meeting Streets, is one of the signature buildings of the Charleston skyline and is the oldest church building in Charleston. It also, famously, makes up one of Charleston's Four Corners of Law.

St. Michael’s Steeple

The glorious steeple of St. Michael’s Church, located at the corner of Broad and Meeting Streets, is one of the signature buildings of the Charleston skyline and is the oldest church building in Charleston. It also, famously, makes up one of Charleston’s Four Corners of Law.

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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