It's stop number 2 on the map. About 13 miles from our hotel.
The location is on the old Snee Plantation, and is the last remaining parcel of land that belonged to Charles Pinckney, who was an early and noted public servant of South Carolina.
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Location | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA |
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Nearest city | Charleston, South Carolina |
Area | 28.45 acres (12 ha) |
Established | September 8, 1988 |
Visitors | 45,254 (in 2011) |
Built | 1824 |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973 |
Designated NHL | November 7, 1973 |
Pinckney fought in the American Revolutionary War and became one of the principal framers of the United States Constitution. He served as Governor of South Carolina, and as a member of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. He was President Thomas Jefferson's minister to Spain.The main house on the farm was constructed in 1828, after Pickney's death.
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