Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

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Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Snee Farm House
Location	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Nearest city	Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°50′46″N 79°49′29″W / 32.84611°N 79.82472°W / 32.84611; -79.82472Coordinates: 32°50′46″N 79°49′29″W / 32.84611°N 79.82472°W / 32.84611; -79.82472
Area	28.45 acres (115,100 m²)
Established	September 8, 1988
Visitors	36,969 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site preserves a portion of Charles Pinckney's Snee Farm. The site is located at 1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

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.

Charles Pinckney

The main house on the farm was constructed in 1828, after Pickney's death.

[edit] Administrative history

Snee Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1973, and was designated a National Historic Landmark on November 7, 1973.^[1] Authorized as a National Historic Site on September 8, 1988. The site is administered by Fort Sumter National Monument.

[edit] References

The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

^ "Snee Farm". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1385&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-06-26.

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v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina

Lists by county	Abbeville Aiken Allendale Anderson Bamberg Barnwell Beaufort Berkeley Calhoun Charleston Cherokee Chester Chesterfield Clarendon Colleton Darlington Dillon Dorchester Edgefield Fairfield Florence Georgetown Greenville Greenwood Hampton Horry Jasper Kershaw Lancaster Laurens Lee Lexington Marion Marlboro McCormick Newberry Oconee Orangeburg Pickens Richland Saluda Spartanburg Sumter Union Williamsburg York

Lists by city	Charleston Columbia Greenville North Charleston Rock Hill

Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks

Keeper of the Register History of the National Register of Historic Places Property types Historic district Contributing property

Protected Areas of South Carolina

Federal

National Parks	Congaree National Park

National Historic Parks, Sites & Monuments	Charles Pinckney National Historic Site • Fort Sumter National Monument • Ninety Six National Historic Site

National Military Parks and Battlefields	Cowpens National Battlefield • Kings Mountain National Military Park

National Trails	Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

National Forests	Francis Marion • Sumter

National Wildlife Refuges	Cape Romain • Carolina Sandhills • Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin • Pinckney Island • Santee • Savannah • Tybee • Waccamaw

National Estuarine Research Reserves	ACE Basin • North Inlet-Winyah Bay

Wilderness Areas	Cape Romain • Congaree • Ellicott Rock • Hell Hole Bay • Little Wambaw Swamp • Wambaw Creek • Wambaw Swamp

Wild and Scenic Rivers	Chattooga River

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State Historic Sites	Charles Towne Landing • Colonial Dorchester • Hampton Plantation • Musgrove Mill • Oconee Station • Redcliffe Plantation • Rivers Bridge • Rose Hill Plantation

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State Forests	Harbison • Manchester • Poe Creek • Sand Hills • Wee Tee

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