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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Wentworth Mansion is an incredible almost 24,000 square foot building. It was originally created as a single family  house and was lived in for 34 years. It later became the home of an insurance company. It's currently one of the great small hotels in the United States.

The Wentworth Mansion

The Wentworth Mansion is an incredible almost 24,000 square foot building. It was originally created as a single family  house and was lived in for 34 years. It later became the home of an insurance company. It’s currently one of the great small hotels in the United States.

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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