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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The French Huguenot Church in downtown Charleston is one of the oldest congregations in the city, with its first church being built on this site in 1687. While there have been a number of other church buildings, the one standing today was completed in 1845. Services used to be held in French, but that now only occurs once a year. Pretty cool.

The Huguenot Church

The French Huguenot Church in downtown Charleston is one of the oldest congregations in the city, with its first church being built on this site in 1687. While there have been a number of other church buildings, the one standing today was completed in 1845. Services used to be held in French, but that now only occurs once a year. Pretty cool.

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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