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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

It takes a big effort to care for some of Charleston's amazing houses. This one was built in 1857 on Legare Street from land subdivided from the Miles Brewton House -- which is located on King Street. 

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It takes a big effort to care for some of Charleston’s amazing houses. This one was built in 1857 on Legare Street from land subdivided from the Miles Brewton House — which is located on King Street.

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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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