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British Headquarters

 
 
British Headquarters Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 22, 2026
1. British Headquarters Marker
Inscription.
The site of British headquarters in the Revolutionary War
 
Erected 1937 by The Georgetown Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
 
Location. 33° 21.996′ N, 79° 16.999′ W. Memorial is in Georgetown, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is on Broad Street north of Front Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 732 Front St, Georgetown SC 29440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee and on Waccamaw Neck. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen
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Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 732 - 734 Front Street (a few steps from this marker); The Kaminski House (within shouting distance of this marker); 726 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Marion (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Ship's Propeller (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to the Memory of Major C. Spencer Guerry (within shouting distance of this marker); 801 & 803 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 724 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ship’s Propeller (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
British Headquarters Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 22, 2026
2. British Headquarters Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 29, 2026