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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Walled Tradd

These eye-catching houses date on Tradd Street back to about 1718 and were within the original walls of the Charles Town (Charleston) settlement. You can read more about the walled city here.

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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