Pinckneyville (Union, South Carolina)
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Pinckneyville is a historic frontier settlement site located near Union, Union County, South Carolina. Pinckneyville was established on February 19, 1791, by the General Assembly of South Carolina Act #1491 along with the Washington district,[2] and is one of the earliest settlements in the South Carolina backcountry. Pinckneyville was named for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.[2] [3]
Pinckneyville | |
 Pinckneyville Monument, April 2012 | |
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| Location | 13 miles northeast of Union on South Carolina Highway 13, near Union, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°30′44″N 81°28′10″W / 34.51222°N 81.46944°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000175[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 1969 |
The property includes the original site of Pinckneyville and contains the ruins of the brick structure mistakenly referred to as the jail[2] and one other brick building, usually referred to as the old store.[4][5]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Carrillo, Richard. "Archeological Excavations at Pinckneyville, Site of Pinckney District, 1791-1800". scholarcommons.sc.edu/. University of South Carolina. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Pinckneyville, South Carolina". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Mrs. James W. Fant (November 1968). "Pinckneyville" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ "Pinckneyville, Union County (S.C. Sec. Rd. 13, Pinckneyville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.