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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This gorgeous house -- whose front door is on Water Street, but which is oriented to Charleston Harbor -- was built by Nathaniel Ingraham in about 1818. Ingraham had previously served on the American navy ship the Bonhomme Richard, under the command of  John Paul Jones (who is credited with saying, "I have not yet begun to fight).

Water View

This gorgeous house — whose front door is on Water Street, but which is oriented to Charleston Harbor — was built by Nathaniel Ingraham in about 1818. Ingraham had previously served on the American navy ship the Bonhomme Richard, under the command of  John Paul Jones (who is credited with saying, “I have not yet begun to fight).

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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