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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Charleston is full of significant houses. This one, built in the 1890s as a private home, became an inn from 1905 until 1953 and hosted 3 American presidents.

Villa Margherita

Charleston is full of significant houses. This one, known as Villa Margherita, was built in the 1890s as a private home. It was used as an inn from 1905 until 1953 and hosted 3 American presidents —  William Howard Taft, Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt.

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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