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Glimpses of Charleston

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Church Street is one of the loveliest streets to walk down in Charleston. This part, where it becomes paved with bricks, is sometimes referred to as The Bend. Have you strolled along this beautiful stretch?

The Bend

Church Street is one of the loveliest streets to walk down in Charleston. This part, where it becomes paved with bricks, is sometimes referred to as The Bend. Have you strolled along this beautiful stretch?

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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