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

718 Front Street

— Georgetown, S.C. —

 
 
718 Front Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 9, 2013
1. 718 Front Street Marker
Inscription.
Heritage Site 2005
718 Front Street
Built 1937 D.C. Simpkins
CB Schooler Optometrist 1962 - 2001

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 2005.
 
Location. 33° 21.971′ N, 79° 16.97′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is on Front Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 and specifically in the Deep South. 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 724 Front Street (a few steps from this marker); 707 Front Street (a few steps from this marker); 712 Front Street (a few steps from this marker); 726 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 710 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 709 Front Street (within shouting distance of this marker); The Water Trough (within shouting distance of this marker); Ship's Propeller (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
 
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718 Front Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 9, 2013
2. 718 Front Street Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 789 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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