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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The morning sun coming up over the High Battery is always a beautiful sight. The Battery walls were not the first structure on this area of the peninsula. As far back as 1735 there were fortifications on the site, with Broughton' s Battery (aka Fort Broughton).

Sunnyside Up

The morning sun coming up over the High Battery is always a beautiful sight. The Battery walls were not the first structure on this area of the peninsula. As far back as 1735 there were fortifications on the site, with Broughton’ s Battery (aka Fort Broughton).

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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