St. Andrew's Society of Charleston, South Carolina

The St. Andrew's Society of Charleston, South Carolina is located in Charleston, South Carolina and was founded by gentlemen Scottish immigrants to the American South in 1729. It is a charitable organization that gives assistance to orphans, widows, and others in the Charleston area. Its members are mostly of Scottish heritage and are upper class philanthropists. The St. Andrew's Society of Charleston is the oldest Scottish society of its type in the world.[1]

St. Andrew's Hall, former meeting place of the Society until burned in 1861, secession was voted on here

References
  1. 1892 Rules of the St. Andrews Society (accessed Oct 4, 2009 on Google Books)

See also
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.