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Episode 132: Mackey’s Morphine Madness: The 1869 Shootout at Charleston’s City Hall, Part 1

Charleston Time Machine
Charleston Time Machine
Episode • Oct 25, 2019 • 26m
Debate within Charleston’s City Council is sometimes harsh, but never as acrimonious as the night in 1869 when arguing aldermen drew pistols to settle a dispute. We’ll begin this real-life tale of drugs, liquor, bullets, and rage by profiling the elected gunmen, uncovering the roots of their disagreement, and following the scene of mayhem at City Hall.

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