Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pinckney College

1837

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Pinckney College Marker

Inscription.
Pinckney College, constructed in 1837, honors a prominent South Carolina family. Notables members include Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), who served as South Carolina governor and U.S. senator. He authored the "Pinckney Draft" at the Federal Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Another noted family member is Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825), a lawyer, soldier, statesman, and diplomat. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. A strong supporter of the efforts to establish the South Carolina College, he was the first elected member of its board of trustees. He was the son of Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793), who developed indigo agriculture in South Carolina.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 33° 59.855′ N, 81° 1.755′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It can be reached from Sumter Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker stands on the campus of University of South Carolina in the Horseshoe. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: College Street, Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands.

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 walking distance of this

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marker: Legare College (a few steps from this marker); Lieber College (within shouting distance of this marker); Clariosophic Literary Society (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.C. During Reconstruction (within shouting distance of this marker); University of South Carolina (within shouting distance of this marker); The L. Marion Gressette Euphradian Society Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harper College (about 300 feet away); Elliott College (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . Pinckney College First called New South Building. the residence hall was renamed in honor of a family long prominent in the state of South Carolina. (Submitted on September 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 16, 2009

2. Pinckney College Marker

Located on the campus of the University of South Carolina

Charles Pinckney image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Constitution.org

3. Charles Pinckney

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, image. Click for full size.

Painting by Gilbert Stuart and Charles Fraser.

4. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney,

Eliza Pinckney image. Click for full size.

Miniature of Eliza Pinckney, 1801, by Edward Greene Malbone, Gibbes Museum of Art, 1939.004.0004

5. Eliza Pinckney

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,893 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.