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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Steps of Charleston, SC City Hall and Broad Street

Steps Of Power

These steps lead up to the front doors of Charleston City Hall, home of the Mayor’s office and City Council Chambers.  Built as a branch of the First Bank of the United States  (one of eight in the country) in 1804, it became City Hall in 1818. As such, it also anchors one of Charleston’s famous Four Corners of Law at the corner of Broad and Meeting Streets.

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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