Thomas Pinckney 1750-1828

Thomas Pinckney 1750-1828 is a South Carolina historical marker in McClellanville, Charleston County, dedicated 1989.

Charleston County · dedicated 1989 · US Hwy. 17, about 1 mi. S of South Santee River bridge, McClellanville, McClellanville

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Front: Distinguished planter-diplomat Thomas Pinckney owned nearby Fairfield and Eldorado plantations. A national figure, he was Governor of South Carolina; Minister to England; Envoy Extraordinary to Spain where he negotiated the "Pinckney Treaty," and major general in the War of 1812. Reverse: One of the earliest settlements in S. C. and refuge for French Huguenots, St. James, Santee, Parish was a major agricultural area containing a number of large-scale rice plantations. At nearby Peach Tree Plantation, Jonathan Lucas, Sr. introduced a water mill for beating rice around 1787, which gave an impetus to rice culture in this area.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by St. James, Santee, Parish Historical Society

Thomas Pinckney 1750-1828

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