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Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, Mount Pleasant, SC

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Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

A National Park Service site preserving part of Founding Father Charles Pinckney's Snee Farm plantation and the story of the people he enslaved.

1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, SC · Mount Pleasant, SC

About Charles Pinckney National Historic Site

This National Park Service unit protects a portion of Snee Farm, a plantation and country retreat once owned by Charles Pinckney, a South Carolina political leader who helped draft the U.S. Constitution. Visitors can explore how Pinckney shaped Charleston, learn about the African people he enslaved, and see how the plantation operated as a working farm for more than two centuries. The historic house serves as the visitor center, and a short loop trail takes guests past cultural and natural features across the grounds.

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  • #plantation
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  • #Lowcountry
  • #African American heritage

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    Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens

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    Drive under the Avenue of Oaks, then tour the house, the brick slave cabins and the fields of a working plantation.

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  • Museums
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    Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

    $25–$50

    Board the WWII aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Laffey on Charleston Harbor.

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    Fort Moultrie

    Under $25

    Walk through a restored coastal fort on Sullivan's Island that traces harbor defense from 1809 through World War II.

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    South Carolina Aquarium

    $25–$50

    Walk from mountain streams to the open ocean through South Carolina habitats, then touch rays and watch sea turtles in recovery.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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  • Museums

    Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center

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