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Forgotten Founder: Conclusion | Carolina Stories 8

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Forgotten Founder: Conclusion | Carolina Stories
Episode 8
When Charles Pinckney left office in 1823, he had devoted 42 years to public service. The following year, he passed away, and is buried in St. Philip's Episcopal Churchyard in Charleston. In 1830, 11...
Forgotten Founder: Family Rifts | Carolina Stories 6

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Forgotten Founder: Family Rifts | Carolina Stories
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In 1794, shortly before Pinckney was elected to a third term as governor, his wife, Mary Laurens Pinckney, gave birth to a son, Henry Laurens Pinckney. After serving two years of his third term as...
Forgotten Founder: Creating Balance | Carolina Stories 7

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Forgotten Founder: Creating Balance | Carolina Stories
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John Quincy Adams requested the Pinckney Plan from Charles Pinckney, but Pinckney said he didn't have it. He provided the Plan to John Quincy Adams, as best he remembered it. At that time, he retired...
Forgotten Founder: The Pinckney Draft | Carolina Stories 3

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Forgotten Founder: The Pinckney Draft | Carolina Stories
Episode 3
In 1787, Philadelphia had a population of about 30 thousand people. It had paved streets, gas lamps, a fire company, a public library, a university, and was a model of what an American city should be...
Forgotten Founder: Siege at Savannah | Carolina Stories 2

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Forgotten Founder: Siege at Savannah | Carolina Stories
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At age 21, Charles Pinckney was a lawyer, a State Representative and a Lieutenant in the S.C. Militia. His first exposure to war was at the siege of Savannah. The siege at Savannah was an attempt to...
Bridge Builders, Part 7: International Q&A Session 7

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Bridge Builders, Part 7: International Q&A Session
Episode 7
The international video conference call continues (Part 7 of 7). This segment originates in Jordan, and the students in Brooklyn, New York and Columbia, South Carolina are called on for their...
Bridge Builders, Part 5: South Carolina Students 5

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Bridge Builders, Part 5: South Carolina Students
Episode 5
The international video conference call continues (Part 5 of 7). This segment originates from Columbia, S.C., with art students from White Knoll High School. Recorded September 18, 2002.