Understand SC: Uncovering untold stories at 4 historic sites in Charleston
A Post and Courier Podcast
This article first appeared November 19, 2020 on postandcourier.com
Charlestonโs historic city center is filled with carefully preserved buildings and bronze markers detailing major moments in its now 350 years โ but much of the cityโs history still isnโt visible.
There are less-told stories that arenโt recognized with plaques or talked about on walking tours. There are sites and buildings that no longer exist and places that are well-known, though only for select parts of their past.
This week, weโre peeling back some of those layers of Charleston history to visit four places featured in โForsaken History,โ a project from The Post and Courierโs watchdog and public service reporter Jennifer Berry Hawes.
Each is explained by a descendant or a historian who details the true events of what happened there, why itโs been forgotten and what that place reveals about Charlestonโs past.