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Charleston Time MachineDr. Nic Butler, historian at the Charleston Count Author: Nic Butler, Ph.D.
Dr. Nic Butler, historian at the Charleston County Public Library, explores the less familiar corners of local history with stories that invite audiences to reflect on the enduring presence of the past in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Language: en Genres: History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 309: The Restoration of Market Street, 1804–1807
Friday, 3 October, 2025
Amidst another influx of French-speaking refugees in the spring of 1804, Charleston’s municipal authorities negotiated with property owners to resuscitate the Market Street plan scuttled more than a decade earlier. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, the project’s principal donor, dictated new terms to city officials and set a three-year deadline, triggering a flurry of site work and legal negotiations that eventually secured the permanent establishment of the present historic marketplace.