McClellanville in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Thomas Pinckney/St. James, Santee

Thomas Pinckney side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles Wright, November 29, 2024

1. Thomas Pinckney side of marker

Inscription. Thomas Pinckney
1750-1828 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.
St. James, Santee 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.

Erected 1989 by St. James Santee Parish Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-19.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina, Charleston County, St. James- Santee Parish Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 33° 10.658′ N, 79° 24.896′ W. Marker is in McClellanville, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is on U.S.

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17 0.8 miles south of John T Stevens Memorial Bridge, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mc Clellanville SC 29458, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hampton Plantation (here, next to this marker); St. James Santee Parish Church (approx. 3 miles away); Hopsewee (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Oaks Plantation (approx. 3.4 miles away); St. James Santee Parish Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Richard Tillia Morrison (approx. 6.9 miles away); Deerhead Oak (approx. 6.9 miles away); McClellanville (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McClellanville.

Also see . . .
1. From Wikipedia,Thomas Pinckney. 36th Governor of South Carolina (Submitted on February 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid. (Submitted on February 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
3. Wikipedia entry for Huguenots. French Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. (Submitted on February 24, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

St. James, Santee side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles Wright, November 29, 2024

2. St. James, Santee side of marker

Thomas Pinckney Marker, looking north along US17 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

3. Thomas Pinckney Marker, looking north along US17

This image shows its markers in its original colors, photographed in 2009.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 15, 2009

4. Thomas Pinckney side of marker

This image shows its markers in its original colors, photographed in 2009.

St. James, Santee Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 15, 2009

5. St. James, Santee Marker

This image shows its markers in its original colors, photographed in 2009.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,036 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on February 24, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2024, by Charles Wright of Surfside Beach, South Carolina. 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 22, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.