Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
| Charles Pinckney National Historic Site | |
|---|---|
Snee Farm House, 1940 | |
| 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 |
| Area | 28.45 acres (11.51 ha) |
| Established | September 8, 1988 |
| Visitors | 45,254 (in 2011) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Charles Pinckney National Historic Site |
Snee Farm-Charles Pinckney National Historic Site | |
| Nearest city | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Built | 1824 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001702 (original) 100007048 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1973 |
| Boundary increase | October 10, 2021 |
| Designated NHL | November 7, 1973 |
The Charles Pinckney National Historic Site is a unit of the United States National Park Service, preserving a portion of Charles Pinckney's Snee Farm plantation and country retreat. The site is located at 1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Pinckney (1757-1824) was a member of a prominent political family in South Carolina. He fought in the American Revolutionary War, was held for a period as prisoner in the North, and returned to the state in 1783. Pinckney, a Founding Father of the United States, served as a delegate to the constitutional convention where he contributed to drafting the United States Constitution.
This Snee Farm site was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1973, and was designated a National Historic Site in 1988.