Civil Rights at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site. A delegate from South Caroline, Pinckney was a principal drafter and signer of the US Constitution and sent his life in public service.
The cenotaph at Snee Farm is a replica of one that Governor Charles Pinckney had made for his father, Colonel Charles Pinckney, which was originally at Snee Farm but was later moved to Christ Church in Mount Pleasant. The replica was placed by Thomas and Alexandra Stone, who owned the farm from 1943 until the 1960s.
The Enslaved Village at Snee Farm consists of the archeological remains of four structures from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is located along the trail system. Archeology conducted here provides evidence that the enslaved worked under the task system of labor, which provided them some degree of autonomy.
The Snee Farm barn was built around 1943 by owners Thomas and Alexandra Stone to stable riding horses. It is found in a clearing northwest of the house in a clearing at the property’s northwest corner and is accessed by a gravel service road.
The Snee Farm Corn Crib (circa 1910) is located near the Snee Farm Barn in a clearing in the northwest corner of the park grounds. It is closed to the public. The building represents the later agricultural use of the site.
