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Glimpses of Charleston

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Built before 1810, the house behind this beautiful wall on Legare Street is known as the Sword Gate House -- named after its iconic gate made by the master ironworker Christopher Werner. 

Sword Gate

Built before 1810, the house behind this beautiful wall on Legare Street is known as the Sword Gate House — named after its iconic gate made by the master ironworker Christopher Werner.

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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