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

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

Photographed by Thomas Moore, March 7, 2025

1. The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Marker

Inscription. The special mission of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation is to support research on the causes of dominance, aggression and violence in society. The Foundation's highest priority for funding is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of problems relating to social change, the socialization of children, inter-group conflict, drug trafficking and use, family relationships, terrorism, religion, ethnicity and nationalism.

Upon his death in 1971, Mr. Guggenheim's land holdings on Daniel Island passed on to The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Peace. A significant historical year for this entry is 1971.

Location. 32° 51.738′ N, 79° 54.327′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on Daniel Island. It is on Seven Farms Drive 0.1 miles south of Island Park Drive, Central Island Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located inside Guggenheim Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Seven Farms Drive, 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 walking distance of this marker: Harry Frank Guggenheim: Supporter of Aviation and Rocket Science (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry Frank Guggenheim (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry Frank Guggenheim, Daniel Island Land Owner

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Etiwan Island (approx. ¼ mile away); Daniel's Landing Oak (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pritchard Shipyard (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Fairbank Plantation (approx. half a mile away); Ferries (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.

"The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation examines enduring and urgent problems of violence, such as war, crime, and human aggression. Through basic and applied research, we aim to understand the causes, manifestation, and control of violence."

(Submitted on March 7, 2025, by Thomas Moore of Charleston, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Thomas Moore, March 7, 2025

2. The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2025, by Thomas Moore of Charleston, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2025, by Thomas Moore of Charleston, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.