Georgetown in Georgetown County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Rice Museum
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 11, 2013
1. The Rice Museum Marker
The rice culture in Georgetown County is one of the most colorful chapters in American History. Through maps, dioramas, artifacts, "The Garden of Gold" video produced by the museum, and other exhibits, the Rice Museum tells the story of the rice plantation era and a society based on one agricultural crop.
The Kaminski Building next door houses the Maritime History Museum, home of the "Browns Ferry Vessel." Listed on the National Register, this is the oldest vessel of colonial manufacture in the United States. This 50-foot vessel was built around 1700 and sank in the Black River in the Browns Ferry area of Georgetown County in 1730.
Other exhibits in the museum include the history of the Kaminski Hardware Company, Gullah history of the S.C. Low Country; the life of Miss Ruby Forsythe, one of South Carolina's great educators; and the story of Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first African American elected to the U.S. Congress.
The Provost Gallery houses rotating exhibits of art and history, and the gift shop features local arts and crafts, as well as items from museum collections throughout the world.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Heritage Corridor series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1700.
Location. 33° 21.933′ N, 79° 16.946′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It can be reached from the intersection of Front Street and Screven Street, on the left when traveling north. Located on Harborwalk, next to the Clock Tower. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 633 Front Street, Georgetown SC 29442, 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
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2. Painting Depicts Plantation Workers Clearing The Way For A Rice Field
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marquis de Lafayette (a few steps from this marker); 633 Front Street (a few steps from this marker); 637 Front Street (a few steps from this marker); 631 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Town Clock / Kaminski Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Sinking Of The USS Harvest Moon (within shouting distance of this marker); 632 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker); The Water Trough (within shouting distance of this marker); 709 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 710 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
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3. From the clearing of the fields to the harvest,
the exhibits at the Rice Museum showcase the process of rice cultivation in Georgetown County
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5. Brown's Ferry Vessel
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 11, 2013
6. The Rice Museum Marker, far right, next to the Kaminski Building, as mentioned, near Front Street
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 11, 2013
7. The Kaminski Building
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 810 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 23, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
