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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

One of Charleston, SC's nicknames is "The Holy City," due to the number of steeples that form its skyline. Here are two of the oldest and prettiest.

The Holy City

One of Charleston’s nicknames is “The Holy City,” due to the number of steeples that help form its skyline. Here are two of the oldest and prettiest — St. Philip’s on the left and St. Michael’s on the right.

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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