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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Villa Margharita, built in 1895 on South Battery

The Villa

The Villa Margharita, built in 1895 on South Battery, is eye-catching at any time, but really looks great at night. Located across from White Point Garden, if it had been constructed 177 years earlier it would have had a front row seat for the hanging of Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate.

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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