Name/Title
Union Wharf PlatsEntry/Object ID
2015.001.3a-oScope and Content
Fifteen plats (photocopies) showing wharves, other lots, and streets in the area encompassing Union Wharf. Compiled by HCF staff in the 1990s when the SC Ports Authority was planning for the redevelopment of Union Pier. Plats A-H were probably obtained from South Carolina Historical Society. Plats I-O were probably obtained from Register of Mesne Conveyance; book/page numbers referenced on back of plats.
a: Plat of Union Wharves, surveyed by Edmund B. White, 1843, showing Concord Street and Pinckney Street, 18" x 24".
b: Plan of Six Lots, two on East Bay Street and four between Pinckney Street and Hard Alley, surveyed by Robert Q. Pinckney, 1850, 18" x 24".
c: Union Wharf, surveyed by Edmund B. White, 1851, from copy of 1820s survey by Robert Q. Pinckney, showing lots on East Bay Street and Rose Alley, 18" x 24".
d: Plat of Pattons Wharf, surveyed by Hume & Tennent, 1868, showing lots on Marsh's Wharf and Concord Street, 18" x 24".
e: Plat of Union Wharf No. 2, surveyed by Robert Q. Pinckney, 1850, copied from E.B. White's plan, showing lots on Pinckney Street, Williams Wharf, etc., 18" x 24".
f: Plan of Lot No. 6 on low lot ... on Concord and Pritchard Streets, surveyed by Robert Q. Pinckney, 1850, 18" x 24".
g: Plat, 1843, showing Williams property. Most of text illegible; copy appears to show just a portion of the entire plat, 18" x 24".
h: Plat, n.d., showing lots on Hard Alley and Pinckney Street; no title or attribution, 18" x 24".
Copies were probably obtained from Register of Mesne Conveyance; book/page numbers referenced on back of plats.
i: A Plan ... [illegible], surveyed by Joseph Purcell, 1801, showing the Charleston Harbor, lots on Pinckney Street, wharves on Concord Street (bk/pg G7/47), 11" x 17".
j: Plat showing lots on Pinckney Street and East Bay Street [text illegible], 1811 (bk/pg D8/236), 8½" x 11".
k: Plat showing lots on Pinckney Street, Hard Alley, and East Bay Street, noting the Estate of William Pritchard [text illegible], n.d. (bk/pg O9-347), 8½" x 11".
l: Plat of Lands Belonging to William Johnson, showing Wentworth Street, Society Street, East Bay Street, and Concord Street [text illegible], 1810 (bk/pg R8/158), 8½" x 11".
m: Plat of the lot to be conveyed to Frederick [illegible], showing Hasell Street and Concord Street and the two-story house on the corner, surveyed by Charles Parker, 1854 (bk/pg not indicated, 11" x 17".
n: Plot of a lot of marsh land ..., surveyed by Joseph R. Purcell, 1806, showing East Bay Street at Society Street and Wentworth Street, Concord Street, and the Charleston Harbor (bk/pg M8-201), 12" x 11".
o: Wharf and Lot Belonging to Christopher Fitzsimons, surveyed by Joseph R. Purcell, 1805, showing Concord Street and Charleston Harbor (bk/pg O7-203, 8½" x 11". (Lower portion of the Union Pier area.)Collection
HCF Map CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2015.001Source or Donor
New Archives Catalog Records (2015)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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PlatNomenclature Secondary Object Term
MapNomenclature Primary Object Term
CartographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
PlatsSearch Terms
Union Wharf / Union Pier, Pinckney Street, Concord Street, East Bay Street, Wentworth Street, Society Street, Hasell Street, Wharves--South Carolina--Charleston, Streets--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
Archive Size/Extent
15 plats (photocopies), various sizesArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: Various
Date(s): VariousLocation
Location
Container
Union Wharf FolderDrawer
Drawer 1Cabinet
Blueprints-Maps 6Room
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
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Notes
Related Units of Description: Union Pier / Cruise Ships files, Preservation Issues.Created By
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August 12, 2015Updated By
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February 16, 2023