Pooshee, 1978 The St. John’s Hunting Club celebrated its sesquicentennial in 1950. On that occasion, Frank Marion Kirk presented a written history of the club. He noted in 1800, the year the club was founded, John Adams was president; Charleston, the fifth largest city in the U.S., had a population of 20,000; the Santee Canal
On May 1, 1800, 14 planters gathered at Woodboo Plantation between Moncks Corner and Pineville to organize the St. John’s Hunting Club: •George Porcher of Cedar Springs (provided the meal) •Gen. William A. Moultrie of Northhampton •Stephen Mazyck of Woodboo •Col. John Christian Senf, chief engineer of the Santee Canal •George B. Artrope •Paul