Daniel Island in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Site of Fairbank Plantation

Photographed by Thomas Moore, January 18, 2025

1. Site of Fairbank Plantation Marker

Inscription. Fairbank Plantation began as two tracts given to Mary Morgan (140 acres) and Robert Daniell (105 acres) by the Lords Proprietors. In 1777, there was a home on this site, described as "a good dwelling house, with 6 rooms, and every necessary out building, a large garden in excellent order, an orchard with great variety of choice fruit trees, 14 acres of corn, and about 3 acres of potatoes planted, all under a good fence." The main products of the plantation were naval stores and indigo.

It is believed that the Fairbank Plantation home was situated at the end of the allee of oaks leading to the Wando River. There was also a small building or group of buildings to the north of the oaks.

The land went through several owners until 1803 when Paul Pritchard, Sr. purchased it for $5,000. Pritchard was a ship builder and used the land for a shipyard. By 1887, Fairbank was acquired by George Cunningham and became part of his conglomerate of land buildings.

(caption) This 1788 plat shows growth of Fairbank Plantation to 323 acres.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era

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• Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.

Location. 32° 51.824′ N, 79° 53.843′ W. Marker is on Daniel Island, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It can be reached from the intersection of Fairbanks Oak Alley and Fairbanks Drive, on the right when traveling east. Located along the Daniel Island Trail in Governors Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 165 Fairbanks Oak Alley, Charleston SC 29492, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pritchard Shipyard (within shouting distance of this

Photographed by Thomas Moore, February 22, 2025

2. Site of Fairbank Plantation Marker

marker); Etiwan Island (approx. ¼ mile away); Harry Frank Guggenheim (approx. half a mile away); The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (approx. half a mile away); Daniel's Landing Oak (approx. half a mile away); Harry Frank Guggenheim, Daniel Island Land Owner (approx. half a mile away); Harry Frank Guggenheim: Supporter of Aviation and Rocket Science (approx. half a mile away); Ferries (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Daniel Island.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2025, by Thomas Moore of Charleston, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2025, by Thomas Moore of Charleston, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.