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Theodora Park is one of Charleston's cool pocket parks -- located right across from the Gaillard Center on George Street. This stand-alone gate by Phillip Simmons honors all the contributions he made to the beauty of Charleston.

Theodora

Theodora Park is one of Charleston’s cool pocket parks — located right across from the Gaillard Center on George Street. This stand-alone gate by Phillip Simmons honors all the contributions he made to the beauty of Charleston.

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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