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

Prince George Winyah Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 20, 2008

1. Prince George Winyah Church Marker

Small marker below reads “The National Register of Historic Places, South Carolina.”

Inscription. Parish founded 1721. Present church erected about 1750. Aided by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, London. Occupied by British forces during the Revolution.

Erected 1928.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1721.

Location. 33° 22.122′ N, 79° 16.867′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, South Carolina, in Georgetown County. It is on Highmarket Street (U.S. 521) east of Broad Street, on the left when traveling east. 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: Prince George’s Parish Church, Winyah (within shouting distance of this marker); Georgetown (within shouting distance of this marker); William Doyle Morgan House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bethel Church (about 600 feet away); Beth Elohim Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Methodists (about 600 feet away); Georgetown County World War I Memorial (about 700 feet away); Georgetown County Courthouse (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.

More about this marker. Marker is on the right side of the doors.

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Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 20, 2008

2. Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,204 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.