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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This incredible wall is actually the side of a 1783 house that fronts Church Street. The wall helps form the entrance to Stolls Alley -- which is named after a local blacksmith, Justinus Stoll.

What A Wall

This incredible wall is actually the side of a 1783 house that fronts Church Street. The wall helps form the entrance to Stolls Alley — which is named after a local blacksmith, Justinus Stoll.

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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