Georgetown in Georgetown County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ship's Propeller

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 22, 2026

1. Ship's Propeller Marker

Inscription.
Ship's propeller from the 1905 wreck of the Norwegian steamship Leif Eriksson

Courtesy of Senator Stephen Goldfinch & Kent Rogerson

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 33° 21.975′ N, 79° 17.006′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is on Front Street east of Broad Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 735 Front St, Georgetown SC 29440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Francis Marion (within shouting distance of this marker); 732 - 734 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 726 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to the Memory of Major C. Spencer Guerry (within shouting distance of this marker); Georgetown (within shouting distance of this marker); British Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Georgetown County Veteran’s Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Life on the Rivers of Georgetown (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 here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Ship's Propeller Display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 22, 2026

2. Ship's Propeller Display

Adjacent display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 22, 2026

3. Adjacent display

Ship's anchor from Black River, Keithfield Plantation

Courtesy of Drew Ruddy & Steve Howard

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 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.