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

Harry Frank Guggenheim, Daniel Island Land Owner

Photographed by Thomas Moore, March 7, 2025

1. Harry Frank Guggenheim, Daniel Island Land Owner Marker

Inscription. In 1947, Harry Frank Guggenheim purchased all of the land on Daniel Island. Like other wealthy industrialists from the Northeast, he was drawn to the Lowcountry lifestyle and setting and enjoyed his plantation and land as a family hunting retreat and cattle ranch. Upon his death in 1971, Daniel Island passed to the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.

The island's central location and proximity to downtown Charleston made it a valuable asset to the area, especially once construction of the Mark Clark Expressway was completed in the early 1990s. Realizing the land's potential value, The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation began careful consideration of how the island should be developed.

The Foundation was actively involved in the preliminary planning for Daniel Island's modern day development. In 1997, it sold the land to the Daniel Island Company, which assumed the responsibility of developing the island in accordance with the vision of The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1947.

Location. 32° 51.699′ N, 79° 54.327′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on Seven Farms Drive 0.1 miles south of Island Park Drive, Central Island

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Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker 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: A different marker also named Harry Frank Guggenheim (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry Frank Guggenheim: Supporter of Aviation and Rocket Science (within shouting distance of this marker); The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (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.

Photographed by Thomas Moore, March 7, 2025

2. Harry Frank Guggenheim, Daniel Island Land Owner 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 506 times since then and 120 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.