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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The beautiful Belvedere (aka the Albert W. Todd House, circa 1900) fronts Colonial Lake at the corner of Rutledge Avenue and Queen Street. It's named for the demolished Cooper River plantation house where much of wood and interior details (cornices, wainscots mantels) were salvaged. And to make it even better -- you can sleep there, as it is now a B&B.

The Belvedere

The beautiful Belvedere (aka the Albert W. Todd House, circa 1900) fronts Colonial Lake at the corner of Rutledge Avenue and Queen Street. It’s named for the demolished Cooper River plantation house where much of wood and interior details (cornices, wainscoting, mantels) were salvaged. And to make it even better — you can sleep there, as it is now a B&B.

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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