courtesy of Library of Congress | Charleston SC | Charleston Magazine

The City Magazine Since 1975

December 2021

The Great Fire of 1861 devastated the city, driving people away before Union troops shelled the streets during the Civil War

Learn why the fire spread so quickly

March 2021

The beginings of the City Market and how its story reflects the history of the city

February 2021

The African American troops who secured the city of Charleston after the Civil War

Some formerly had been enslaved

January 2021

How KKBE started American Reform Judaism

The cornerstone was laid in January 1840