This remanent of Charles Pinckney's plantation preserves his
story and the stories of the lives of enslaved African Americans
on South Carolina Lowcountry plantations.Snee Farm, Pinckney’s
coastal plantation, offers an opportunity to learn about the
cultural environment that influenced Pinckney and his
contributions to the framing of the Constitution, and is an
important element in the understanding of the first 30 to 40
years of the United States as a young nation. The wealth of
elite South Carolina Lowcountry families was reflected in their
numerous plantations. Unlike their counterparts in Virginia,
however, these families also owned houses in Charleston and
frequently moved from town to plantation and back, depending on
the season. Snee Farm, a favorite “country seat,” was among the
many properties owned by the Pinckneys. Purchased by his father
in 1754, the 715-acre estate was inherited by Pinckney in 1782.
President George Washington visited the site in 1791 while
touring the southern states. Often an a