Submit new name ideas: take part in shaping the future of our neighborhood!

Submit ideas for renaming our neighborhood at https://bit.ly/NewNameIdeas.

All reasonable suggestions will be part of the later voting process.

Learn more at our ‘Reconsidering Our Neighborhood Name‘ webpage!

December 30, 2020 · Eleanor Gardner · No Comments
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Changing our Neighborhood Name

Our neighborhood name of “Pinckney” was recently changed to “Pinkney.” This change occurred because Pinckney with a ‘c’ was associated with Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a Revolutionary War general who signed the Constitution and who also was a slaveholder who believed slavery was fundamental to the American way of life (he owned a large plantation in South Carolina). Given this problematic history, neighborhood residents voted to change our neighborhood name. To learn more about the year-long process, go to our dedicated webpage. The final round of voting ultimately landed on the name of “Pinkney” in honor of William Pinkney, who gave a famous anti-slavery speech in 1789.

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