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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Georgetown County, South Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Georgetown County, South Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Georgetown County, SC (111) Berkeley County, SC (96) Charleston County, SC (694) Horry County, SC (236) Marion County, SC (29) Williamsburg County, SC (33)  GeorgetownCounty(111) Georgetown County (111)  BerkeleyCounty(96) Berkeley County (96)  CharlestonCounty(694) Charleston County (694)  HorryCounty(236) Horry County (236)  MarionCounty(29) Marion County (29)  WilliamsburgCounty(33) Williamsburg County (33)
Georgetown is the county seat for Georgetown County
Adjacent to Georgetown County, South Carolina
      Berkeley County (96)  
      Charleston County (694)  
      Horry County (236)  
      Marion County (29)  
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1 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Andrews — 22-59 — Dissenter Meeting House and Cemetery
On Pump House Landing Road, 1.4 miles west of Indian Hut Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
(Front) This is the site of a "Dissenter" meeting house, built ca. 1726 by one of the first Baptist congregations in S.C. outside of Charleston. It was founded by Rev. Elisha Screven (d. 1754). The elder Screven had founded a Baptist . . . Map (db m243938) HM
2 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Andrews — Georgetown County National Guard Memorial
On Main Street (State Highway 521), on the right when traveling south.
To our Guardsmen and Families of the 1 BN 178 FA: In appreciation for your sacrifices, bravery and loyalty during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2004~2005) From the Citizens of Georgetown CountyMap (db m55063) WM
3 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Andrews — 22-10 — Skirmish At Black Mingo Creek
On County Line Road (State Highway 41/51), on the left when traveling north.
On Sept. 14, 1780, Gen. Francis Marion's Patriots routed a Tory force commanded by Capt. J. Coming Ball. The Tories, attacked on one flank by Capt. Thomas Waties and on the other by Col. Peter Horry, fled into Black Mingo Swamp. The short but . . . Map (db m27319) HM
4 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Bell Isle Gardens — 22-39 — Retreat Rice Plantation
On South Island Drive (Local Highway S-22-18) at Wright Skinner Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Island Drive.
In 1711 the Lords Proprietors granted Winyah Barony to Robert Daniel, who sold it to Thomas Smith. By 1787 Retreat had been carved from the 12000-acre grant.Map (db m17011) HM
5 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Dunbar — 22-41 — Prince George Winyah Parish / Prince Frederick’s Parish(1721) / (1834)
On Browns Ferry Road (State Highway 51), on the right when traveling north.
Prince George Winyah Parish (1721). Early settlement in this area near the Black River, based primarily on the Indian trade and the production of naval stores, prompted the creation of Prince George Winyah Parish in 1721. When the first Anglican . . . Map (db m17008) HM
6 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 1st Battalion 178th Field Artillery
On South Fraser Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north.
To our Guardsmen and Families of the 1 BN 178 FA: In appreciation for your sacrifices, bravery and loyalty during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2004-2005) From the Citizens of Georgetown CountyMap (db m31642) WM
7 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 24 Pound Naval GunCirca 1800
On Front Street at King Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
Cast by the Hughes Foundry near Havre de Grace, Maryland about 1800. The Defense Act of 1794 authorized 180 similar guns to be manufactured. This gun is one of three known to exist today. Two similar guns are in Savannah, Georgia. This gun is marked . . . Map (db m30411) HM
8 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 718 Front Street— Georgetown, S.C. —
On Front Street, on the left when traveling south.
Heritage Site 2005 718 Front Street Built 1937 D.C. Simpkins CB Schooler Optometrist 1962 - 2001 Map (db m70232) HM
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9 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 724 Front Street— Georgetown, S.C. —
On Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
Heritage Site 2005 724 Front Street Built 1937 by Abrams Brothers Walgreen's Drug Store 1937 - 1978 Map (db m70249) HM
10 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 726 Front Street
Heritage Site 2005 726 Front Street Built 1936 Morris Abrams Palace Theater 1936 - 1963 Map (db m70303) HM
11 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 732 - 734 Front Street— Georgetown, S.C. —
On Front Street near Broad Street, on the left when traveling south.
Heritage Site 2005 732 - 734 Front Street Built 1906 J B Steele People's Bank 1906 - 1924 Map (db m70329) HM
12 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 818 - 826 Front StreetHeritage Site 2005
On Front Street east of Orange Street, on the right when traveling west.
. . . Map (db m213178) HM
13 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-17 — Antipedo Baptist Church / Old Baptist Cemetery
On Church Street (U.S. 17) at Screven Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
Antipedo Baptist Church In the plan of Georgetown, laid out by 1730, this one acre lot was reserved for Antipedo Baptist by Elisha Screven. A brick building built before the Revolution for the Baptists, Presbyterians, and independents housed the . . . Map (db m4889) HM
14 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-1 — Attacks Upon Georgetown
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
On January 24, 1781, Capts. Carnes and Rudulph, by orders from Gen. Marion and Col. Lee, surprised the British garrison at Georgetown and captured Col. Campbell. Upon Gen. Marion’s second approach, June 6, 1781, the British evacuated the town. . . . Map (db m21860) HM
15 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Belle W. Baruch(1899 - 1964)
Near Hobcaw Road at Route 17, in the median.
Belle Wilcox Baruch, with great love and foresight for Hobcaw Barony, provided a plan that enables generations of people to understand and learn from Hobcaw's forests, marshes, and beaches. In 1936, Bellefield Plantation became Belle's winter . . . Map (db m39643) HM
16 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-63 — Beneventum Plantation
On Beneventum Road at Kingsbury Place, on the right when traveling east on Beneventum Road.
(front) The main house at Beneventum dates to ca.1755. It was likely commissioned by William Fyffe, a surgeon and Scottish emigrant who acquired 500 acres from James Coachman in 1754. Fyffe's plantation was known as The Grove. . . . Map (db m202215) HM
17 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-44 — Beth Elohim Cemetery
On Broad Street east of Church Street / Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the left when traveling west.
This cemetery, established ca. 1772, is the second oldest Jewish cemetery in the state and serves a community which has been significant here since well before the American Revolution. Abraham Cohen and Mordecai Myers, who opened stores in the town . . . Map (db m4857) HM
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18 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-22 — Bethel Church
On Broad Street at Duke Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.
This African Methodist Episcopal Church was the first separate black church in Georgetown County. It was established by the Rev. A.T. Carr shortly after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation which freed the slaves. The church purchased this property . . . Map (db m7244) HM
19 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-40 — Bethesda Baptist Church
On Wood Street south of Highmarket Street, on the right when traveling south.
Organized shortly after the Civil War with Rev. Edward Rhue as its first pastor, Bethesda Baptist Church purchased this site by 1867. Construction of this sanctuary began in 1922 during the pastorate of Rev. A.W. Puller and was completed and . . . Map (db m7859) HM
20 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-25 — Birthplace of Jeremiah John Snow / China Grove Plantation
On Rose Hill Road (Local Route 6) at China Grove Lane (private road), on the left when traveling south on Rose Hill Road.
Birthplace of Jeremiah John Snow. China Grove was the birthplace of the Reverend Jeremiah John Snow (1836–1892), a son of the third James Snow who lived here. He entered the Methodist Conference in 1863, and was a chaplain in the Third . . . Map (db m16513) HM
21 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — City of Georgetown
On Front Street at King Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.
September 17, 2005, the City of Georgetown, South Carolina celebrated two events: The Tricentennial of the first King's Grant in present Georgetown County on September 15, 1705, and the Bicentennial of Georgetown's incorporation in 1805. The grant . . . Map (db m31611) HM
22 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-5 — Clifton Plantation
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) south of Hobcaw Road, on the right when traveling south.
President George Washington on his southern tour traveled southward over this road, April 27-30, 1791. While in this vicinity the day and night of April 29, he was the guest of Captain William Alston on this plantation, Clifton, which was originally . . . Map (db m4877) HM
23 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Company A, 10th South Carolina Infantry RegimentGeorgetown Confederate Memorial
On Church Street (U.S. 17) at Screven Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
(Front):1861 to 1865 Privates J.C. Dennis. W.H. Deal. B.A. Deal, wd. July 22, '64, Atlanta. J.C. Deal, discharged, over age, since died. S.C. Davis, captured, Missionary Ridge, since died. J.W. Durant, discharged 1862, since died. J.L. . . . Map (db m31789) HM
24 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22 61 — DeBordieu Beach
On Luvan Boulevard, 0.5 miles east of Ocean Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling east.
(side 1) Many Waccamaw Neck planters summered at the seashore from late May to early November to escape the malarial swamps of the rice fields. DeBordieu and Pawleys Islands were favorite destinations. Summer cottages were usually built on . . . Map (db m153440) HM
25 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Elisha Screven
Near Church Street (U.S. 17) at Screven Street.
1st Dec. 1638 3rd Dec. 1757 Who Planned and Founded Georgetown 1730-5 Within a nearby lot is the Screven grave yard.Map (db m102502) HM
26 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-28 — Elisha Screven / William Screven
On Prince Street east of Screven Street.
Elisha Screven. Elisha Screven, founder of Georgetown, was a younger son of William, who owned and lived his final years on these Wynyah lands. To promote settlement here, Elisha planned a town, to be called Georgetown, which reserved lots for . . . Map (db m7604) HM
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27 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-42 — First Baptist Church
On Highmarket Street at Cleland Street, on the right when traveling east on Highmarket Street.
This congregation, founded in 1794 and long known as Antipedo Baptist Church, was the first separate Baptist congregation in Georgetown. Baptists had worshipped in the area as early as 1710, sharing the Black Mingo Meeting House with Presbyterians . . . Map (db m7953) HM
28 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Francis Marion
On Front Street near Broad Street.
To the honor and glory of Francis Marion and his men who under extreme hardships did such valued service for the independence of their country in the War of the American Revolution.Map (db m23551) HM
29 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22 67 — Friendly Aid Society / Rosemont School
On Palm Street south of Rutledge Street, on the left when traveling north.
(side 1) Friendly Aid Society The Christian Friendly Aid Society (CFAS), an African American benevolent society, built a lodge here c.1947. The Society began in the early 20th century among neighborhood families descended from people . . . Map (db m184675) HM
30 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-6 — Gabriel Marion
On Whites Bridge Road north of Highmarket Street (Alternate U.S. 17), on the left when traveling north.
When Capt. John Nelson, sent by Gen. Marion, Jan., 1781, to the Sampit Road to reconnoitre, met Capt. Barfield and his Tories near White’s Bridge, a sharp fight ensued. Lieut. Gabriel Marion, nephew of Gen. Marion, was captured and inhumanely shot . . . Map (db m16365) HM
31 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-23 — General Arthur M. Manigault
On Highmarket Street (Alternate U.S. 17) just west of West Virginia Road, on the left when traveling west.
Volunteer aide-de-camp to Gen. Beauregard in April 1861, mustered into Confederate service at White’s Bridge near here on July 19, 1861, as Colonel of the 10th Regiment, S.C. Infantry, promoted Brigadier General on April 26, 1863, wounded at the . . . Map (db m16378) HM
32 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-18 — Georgetown
Near Front Street at Broad Street, on the right when traveling south.
(front) Ships and boats have loaded and unloaded cargo at the Sampit River near Front Street since the founding of Georgetown, ca. 1729. In 1732 Georgetown became an official port of entry, shipping naval stores rice, indigo, pork and . . . Map (db m202220) HM
33 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-2 (Q) — Georgetown
On Highmarket Street (U.S. 521) west of Screven Street, on the left when traveling east.
Georgetown, the third oldest town in the state, was laid out in 1729 by Elisha Screven on land granted to John and Edward Perrie, Sept. 15, 1705, and deeded by him, Jan. 18, 1734, to George Pawley, William Swinton, and Daniel La Roche, Trustees. It . . . Map (db m7422) HM
34 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-46 — Georgetown County Courthouse
On Screven Street at Prince Street, on the right when traveling south on Screven Street.
This courthouse, designed by prominent architect and South Carolina native Robert Mills (1781–1855), was built in 1823–24 to replace a courthouse which had been damaged by two hurricanes. Mills himself, who also designed the . . . Map (db m7634) HM
35 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Georgetown County Veteran’s MemorialFor God and Country
On Front Street at Broad Street, on the left when traveling west on Front Street.
Monument: Dedicated to the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice and in honor of all who served their country in time of need Footer stone: Sponsored by American Legion Post 114 Post 173 Post . . . Map (db m39646) HM
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36 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Georgetown Steel Corporation
Near Front Street, on the right when traveling south.
Georgetown Steel Corporation converts iron ore imported from South America and Canada in to premium-grade steel wire rod that ultimately is used in the manufacturing of radial tires, pre-stressed concrete strand and dozens of commercial and . . . Map (db m31641) HM
37 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Georgetown’s Industrious PastPort of Georgetown
Near King Street at Front Street, on the left when traveling south.
Georgetown’s Industrious Past Port of Georgetown Indigo was first introduced to the area around the 1740's and served as Georgetown's first principal cash crop. Taking advantage of British bounties for indigo, highly prized as a clothing dye in . . . Map (db m100768) HM
38 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Hobcaw BaronyA Woman's Gift
On Hobcaw Road.
The 17,500-acre Hobcaw Barony is one of the few remaining undeveloped tracts of land on the Waccamaw Neck. Once part of a 1716 land grant, its name comes from Hobcaw, the Native American word meaning between the waters, and . . . Map (db m102745) HM
39 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-57 — Hobcaw Barony
On Hobcaw Road at Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) on Hobcaw Road.
In 1718 the Lords Proprietors granted 12,000 acres on Hobcaw Point, the southern portion of Waccamaw Neck, to John, Lord Carteret. The barony was subdivided beginning in 1766, creating several large rice plantations which flourished until . . . Map (db m16288) HM
40 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-3 — Hopsewee
On S. Fraser Street (U.S. 17).
Thomas Lynch, Jr., signer of the Declaration Of Independence, was born here Aug. 5, 1749. He was elected from St. James Parish, Santee, to 1st Provincial Congress, Dec. 19, 1774; to 2nd Provincial Congress, Aug. 7-8, 1775; to the Continental . . . Map (db m16299) HM
41 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-21 — Howard School
On Duke Street at King Street, on the left when traveling east on Duke Street.
After purchasing this land January 1, 1866, Georgetown Colored Academy built a school here. By 1908 the old building had been torn down and a new school built, its name changed to Howard. The elementary department moved into a new structure on . . . Map (db m7864) HM
42 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22 66 — James A. Bowley
On 231 King Street just south of Highmarket Street, on the right when traveling south.
In the 1870's, this was the home of James Alfred Bowley (c.1844-1891). Born enslaved in Maryland, Bowley was the great nephew of Harriet Tubman (c.1822-1913). In 1850, Tubman and Bowley's free father organized a plan to free Bowley and his mother . . . Map (db m184592) HM
43 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-48 — John and Mary Perry Cleland House
On Front Street at St. James Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
This house, one of Georgetown’s earliest, was built ca. 1737 by John and Mary Perry Cleland. Mrs. Cleland inherited the property from her father John Perry, who had been granted a large tract in 1705 including the site of present-day Georgetown. . . . Map (db m7863) HM
44 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-37 — Joseph Hayne Rainey
On Prince Street east of King Street, on the right when traveling east.
This National Historic Landmark was the family home of Joseph H. Rainey, the first African American elected to the US House of Representatives, 1870–1879. Born in Georgetown County in 1832, Rainey, it is said, made blockade-running trips . . . Map (db m7528) HM
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45 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Joseph Hayne Rainey Park
Near Front Street.
This park was dedicated in 1993 to the memory of Georgetown native Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Born to slave parents in 1832, Rainey escaped to Bermuda when the War Between the . . . Map (db m31640) HM
46 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-49 — Kaminski House
On Front Street near King Street, on the left when traveling west.
This house, probably built between 1750 an 1800, was for many years the home of Harold Kaminski (1886–1951), Georgetown County commissioner, mayor 1930–35, and U.S. Navy officer, and his wife Julia Bossard Pyatt (d. 1972). The house was . . . Map (db m98297) HM
47 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Kaminski House Museum
Near Front Street near King Street.
Dating back to the 1700s, the Kaminski House contains one of the finest collections in English and American antiques and furnishings in South Carolina. The original structure with beaded clapboard siding was built around 1769 by Paul Trapier, a . . . Map (db m6855) HM
48 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Kaminski House Museuma City's Legacy
Overlooking the Sampit River, the Kaminski House Museum is pre-Revolutionary War and one of over 60 antebellum landmarks in the Georgetown Historic District. The house was built by Paul Trapier, a prominent local merchant, considered to be one of . . . Map (db m66371) HM
49 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-8 (A-4) — Lafayette
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) south of Hobcaw Road.
A lover of liberty, Lafayette left Bordeaux, France, March 26, 1777, “to conquer or perish” in the American cause, and arrived at Benjamin Huger’s summer home near here, June 14, 1777, where he spent his first night in America. He . . . Map (db m4872) HM
50 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Landing of Lafayette1777      1952
On Front Street near King Street, on the right when traveling south.
This Tablet Commemorates the 175th Anniversary Of The Landing Of The Marquis de Lafayette at North Island on Winyah Bay June 13, 1777 and the First Day Issue of the Lafayette Memorial Stamp in Georgetown, South Carolina . . . Map (db m65915) HM
51 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Lest We ForgetBattery White Memorial
On Belle Isle Road (County Route S22-295), on the right when traveling south.
Lest We Forget In memory of the Confederate soldiers who served at Battery White during the War Between the States 1861 - 1865 Erected by Arthur Manigault Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy May 25, 1929.Map (db m31645) HM
52 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Life on the Rivers of Georgetown
Near Harborwalk, on the left when traveling north.
Georgetown is blessed with deep navigable rivers that historically served as the city's safest and easiest routes for trading. Four rivers flow together to form Winyah Bay: Sampit, Waccamaw, Pee Dee, and Black. Each river's name, with the . . . Map (db m102544) WM
53 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Major C. Spencer Guerry
On Front Street at Broad Street, on the left when traveling west on Front Street.
After graduating from the University of South Carolina, C. Spencer Guerry began his law enforcement career on March 1, 1979, by joining the Georgetown Police Department. He rose through various positions of increasing responsibility until attaining . . . Map (db m7764) HM
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54 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Marquis de Lafayette
On Front Street at Screven Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street.
This tablet commemorates the 150th anniversary of the first landing of Marquis de Lafayette accompanied by Baron de Kalb on North Island, Georgetown County, S. C. June 13, 1777. He came to draw his sword for the young republic in the hour of her . . . Map (db m7717) HM
55 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-15 — Methodists
On Orange Street south of Highmarket Street, on the right when traveling south.
William Wayne, nephew of Revolutionary General Anthony Wayne, was converted here by Bishop Francis Asbury on February 24, 1785, and a Methodist congregation was formed later that year. Woolman Hickson was appointed minister. This is the site of an . . . Map (db m7854) HM
56 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-55 — Mount Olive Baptist Church
On Duke Street at Wood Street, on the right when traveling east on Duke Street.
This church was founded in 1866 by Rev. James Smalls, its pastor for many years. The congregation, which built its sanctuary here on land owned by the Gospel Harp Society, grew to more than one hundred members by 1903. In 1914 trustees S.B. Belin, . . . Map (db m7873) HM
57 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-62 — Oak Grove Methodist Church
On Kent Road at Porter Road, on the right when traveling west on Kent Road.
(front) Bishop Francis Asbury first arrived in Georgetown in Feb. 1785 and would return in 1786, at which time he established a slave mission at Boone Plantation on the Sampit River. Asbury would return many times over the years and his . . . Map (db m202218) HM
58 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Only Colonial Banking House in America
On Prince Street at Screven Street when traveling north on Prince Street.
Built in 1735 with materials brought from England.Map (db m102555) HM
59 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22 64 — Potter's Field
On Highmarket Street at North Fraser Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling west on Highmarket Street.
From the 1880's to the 1930's the block bordered by Highmarket, Dozier, Duke and Church streets served as a cemetery for criminals, the indigent and the unknown. These types of cemeteries were located in many towns and communities and were . . . Map (db m184660) HM
60 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Prince George Winyah Church
On Highmarket Street (U.S. 521) east of Broad Street, on the left when traveling east.
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.Map (db m7421) HM
61 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-9 — Prince George’s Parish Church, Winyah
On Highmarket Street (U.S. 521) east of Broad Street, on the left when traveling east.
Prince George’s Parish, Winyah, was created March 10, 1721, and the parish church erected on Black River, 1726, at the present Brown’s Ferry. After Prince Frederick’s Parish was formed from Prince George’s, April 9, 1734, the parish church was . . . Map (db m82442) HM
62 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-4 — Prospect Hill
On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) south of Arcadia Plantation Drive.
On his tour south to inspect the defenses of the Atlantic coast, President Monroe reached Prospect Hill, Col. Benjamin Huger’s residence, April 21, 1819. During his stay, April 21-24, he was lavishly entertained by his host and by the citizens and . . . Map (db m4870) HM
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63 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Rainey-Camlin House
On Prince Street, on the right when traveling north.
Has Been Designated A National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of AmericaMap (db m102552) HM
64 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Rice is King
Near Harborwalk.
Rice was introduced to the area as early as 1690, but did not become a major crop until after the Revolutionary War. Local planters made large fortune cultivating rice - Carolina Gold - in the area's low-lying river estuaries. This crop required . . . Map (db m102545) HM
65 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-45 — Robert Stewart House
On Front Street north of King Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Robert Steward House was built between 1740 and 1770 by Robert Stewart (d.1776), planter and militia captain; it was acquired in 1787 by Daniel Tucker (d. 1797), prominent Georgetown merchant. When President George Washington arrived in . . . Map (db m4856) HM
66 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Screven Cemetery
Near Screven Street near Prince Street.
Here are buried William Screven (1624–1713) and other members of his family. A native of England, he migrated to Kittery, Me., and was persecuted by New England authorities for non-conformity. He and other members of the Kittery Church came to . . . Map (db m7612) HM
67 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-12 — Sergeant McDonald
On North Frazer Street (Alternate U.S. 17) at Indigo Avenue and Anthuan Maybank Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Frazer Street.
Here Sgt. McDonald bayoneted the fleeing Maj. Gainey, following the defeat of the Tories under Major Gainey by the Americans under Col. Peter Horry. This bloody skirmish took place, January, 1781, between the Sampit and the Black River roads.Map (db m7474) HM
68 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — Ship’s Propeller
On Front Street near Broad Street, on the right when traveling north.
Ship’s propeller from the 1905 wreck of the Norwegian steamship Leif Ericsson Courtesy of Low Country Marine SalvageMap (db m199877) HM
69 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-58 — Sinking Of The USS Harvest Moon
On Front Street.
(Front) In early 1865 the USS Harvest Moon, a 193-foot, 5-gun side-wheel steamer, was the flagship of Adm. John A. Dahlgren of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, U.S. Navy. It arrived off Georgetown and anchored nearby on . . . Map (db m48346) HM
70 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — South Carolina Champion Oak
On Prince Street west of Cannon Street, on the right when traveling east.
The live oak between houses 513 and 515 Prince Street is registered with The American Forestry Associates as a State Champion – South Carolina. In 1940 the tree was estimated to be over 500 years old, and it measured 23 feet in circumference, . . . Map (db m7662) HM
71 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — South Carolina’s Third Oldest City
Near Front Street at Screven Street.
Founded in 1729, Georgetown is the third oldest city in South Carolina and was named for George, Prince of Wales, who later became King George II. Settled by migrating families from Charleston, the colonial residents made their livelihood as . . . Map (db m9971) HM
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72 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — South Carolina's Third Oldest CityPort of Georgetown
Near Orange Street at Front Street, on the left when traveling south.
Port of Georgetown South Carolina's Third Oldest City It is believed that the Spanish first settled an outpost on Winyah Bay in 1526. Allegedly, this settlement only lasted six months and no remains have ever been found. Georgetown was formally . . . Map (db m100767) HM
73 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-50 — The Oaks Plantation
On S. Fraser Street (U.S. 17) at Crow Hill Drive, on the right when traveling south on S. Fraser Street.
The Oaks Plantation was established on the Santee River in 1705 by a grant from the Lords Proprietors to John Sauseau, a French Huguenot settler. It passed through several owners in the prominent Buchanan and Withers families before 1793, when . . . Map (db m16383) HM
74 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — The Rice Museum
Near Front Street at Screven Street, on the left when traveling north.
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 . . . Map (db m68021) HM
75 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — These Two Cannons
On Front Street near Orange Street.
These two cannons were formerly mounted in front of the U.S. Naval Reserve Building on Front Street. Originally they were part of the Confederate defense system at Battery White near Georgetown.Map (db m4860) HM
76 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-47 — Town Clock / Kaminski Building
On Front Street at Screven Street on Front Street.
Town Clock This Greek Revival market and town hall was built in 1842 after a fire destroyed many of the frame buildings on Front Street. An open-air market occupied the first floor and the town hall occupied the second floor; the clock tower . . . Map (db m7683) HM
77 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-43 — William Doyle Morgan House
On Prince Street at Broad Street, on the left when traveling east on Prince Street.
732 Prince Street was the home of William Doyle Morgan (1853–1938), mayor 1891–1906 and the catalyst for much of Georgetown’s growth and prosperity by the turn of the century. He helped give the city what one observer called “the . . . Map (db m7603) HM
78 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — William Screven
Near Church Street (U.S. 17).
A pioneer Baptist preacher of Somerton, England. Immigrated to Kittery, Maine. Forced to leave that state for preaching the gospel. Came south with a group of Baptists. Organized first Baptist church in the South, in 1683, at Charleston and served . . . Map (db m102503) HM
79 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-16 — Winyah Indigo Society
On Prince Street at Cannon Street, on the right when traveling east on Prince Street.
Springing from the fervor for indigo, the colony’s vital new crop for making blue dye, the Winyah Indigo Society was begun in 1755 and incorporated 1757 to ensure stronger financial support for the free school which it had founded. Thomas Lynch was . . . Map (db m7664) HM
80 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown — 22-20 — Winyah Schools
On Highmarket Street east of Dozier Street, on the left when traveling east.
Winyah Indigo School District was created in 1885 to maintain public education in Georgetown. In 1887, the district assumed the existing school owned by the Winyah Indigo Society, established in 1755. Completed in 1908 was a building housing . . . Map (db m7860) HM
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81 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Hemingway — Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
On Pleasant Hill Drive (State Highway 261) at Saddle Club Road, on the left when traveling west on Pleasant Hill Drive.
In 1875 Bible study in home of John Owens was the beginning of the church with 15 charter members. Richard Cribb was the first pastor in 1877 when the church joined the Waccamaw Association. The first building was approximately 20 x 35 feet . . . Map (db m16410) HM
82 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Hemingway — 22-51 — Pleasant Hill School
On Pleasant Hill Drive (State Highway 513) just west of Barberry Road, on the left when traveling west.
Pleasant Hill Consolidated School opened in 1938 as an elementary and high school. It also included a cannery and a home economics/farm-shop building. Pleasant Hill housed a middle and high school 1970–1985 and closed in 2000 as Pleasant Hill . . . Map (db m16413) HM
83 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet — Brookgreen GardensEver Changing. Simply Amazing.
Near William Alston Loop at Joshua Ward Road.
Established on four former rice plantations in 1931 by Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington, Brookgreen Gardens is a non-profit, outdoor museum. It is designated as a National Historic Landmark because of Anna Hyatt Huntington’s significance as an . . . Map (db m141716) HM
84 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet — 22-60 — Brookgreen Plantation
On Henry Flagg Loop near William Alston Loop.
Title to the land that comprised Brookgreen plantation is traced to a patent for 48,000 acres granted to Robert Daniell in 1711. The property passed to the Allston family when William Allston bought it circa 1740. William Allston Jr. acquired it in . . . Map (db m80998) HM
85 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet — 22-27 — Hot and Hot Fish Club
On Jetty Drive north of Terrapin Road, on the right when traveling north.
Established by and comprised of the planters of All Saints Parish, this social club was dedicated to epicurean pursuits. Although formed before 1816, the organization was probably dissolved during the Civil War. Nearby Drunken Jack Island was the . . . Map (db m4868) HM
86 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet — Joseph & Theodosia Burr AlstonAnd Their Son Aaron Burr Alston
Near Brookgreen Gardens near U.S. 17.
Sacred to the Memory of Joseph & Theodosia Burr Alston and their Son Aaron Burr Alston. This last died in June 1812 at the age of 10 years and his remains are interred here. The disconsolate Mother perished a few months after at sea. And on the 10th . . . Map (db m40376) HM
87 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet — 22-14 — Joseph Alston
On Henry Flagg Loop near William Alston Loop, in the median.
Joseph Alston (1779–1816) was educated at the College of Charleston and at Princeton. He inherited The Oaks Plantation and in 1801, married Theodosia, daughter of Aaron Burr. Alston was a member of the S.C. House (1802–12), its speaker . . . Map (db m16512) HM
88 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet — 22-24 — Theodosia Burr Alston
On Henry Flagg Loop near William Alston Loop, in the median.
Daughter of Aaron Burr and one of the most learned women of her era; wife of Governor Joseph Alston, who is buried west of here, with Aaron Burr Alston, their ten-year-old son; sailed from Georgetown on Dec. 30, 1812 on the schooner Patriot . . . Map (db m16462) HM
89 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet — 22-11 — Washington Allston
On Henry Flagg Loop near William Alston Loop, in the median.
Washington Allston, “the American Titian,” artist and author, was born at Brookgreen, Nov. 5, 1779. He studied in London, Paris, and Venice. He had a studio in London 1811–1818; in Boston 1818–1830; in Cambridge, . . . Map (db m16463) HM
90 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Murrells Inlet — 22-13 — Washington’s Visit
On Henry Flagg Loop near William Alston Loop.
On his southern tour in 1791 President George Washington spent the night of April 28 here at Brookgreen Plantation. He was the guest of its owner, Dr. Henry Collins Flagg, a surgeon in the Revolution, and his wife, the former Rachel Moore Allston. . . . Map (db m16797) HM
91 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Pawleys Island — 22 35 — All Saints Academy Summer House
On Myrtle Avenue south of County Road S-22-266, on the right when traveling south.
This summer house was built between 1838 and 1848 by All Saints Academy for the summer residence of its headmaster. Robert F. W. Allston, Governor of SC 1856-58, actively participated in leadership of the academy. After some years, the academy's . . . Map (db m54) HM
92 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Pawleys Island — 22-54 — All Saints Parish (1767) / All Saints, Waccamaw
On Kings River Road (Local Route 22-255) north of Waverly Road (Local Route 22-449), on the left when traveling north.
Anglican services were held on Waccamaw Neck by 1737, with a chapel built on land purchased from Percival Pawley. All Saints Parish, Waccamaw, created out of Prince George Winyah Parish in 1767, was the third Anglican parish created in present-day . . . Map (db m17021) HM
93 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Pawleys Island — 22 32 — All Saints Summer Parsonage / The Rectory
On State Road S-22-10, on the left when traveling south.
This house, built by 1848, served as the summer parsonage for All Saints Episcopal Church or many years. Evening summer services were held here by the congregation, which included a number of rice plantation owners who spent summers at Pawleys . . . Map (db m53) HM
94 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Pawleys Island — 22 29 — Joseph Blyth Allston House (Pawley House)
On State Road S-22-10, on the left when traveling south.
This house stands on land owned by R. F. W. Allston, governor of SC 1856-58. His nephew Joseph Blyth Allston obtained the land in 1866 and it is thought he then moved this circa 1800 house onto his property. After Hurricane Hugo struck SC in 1989, . . . Map (db m56) HM
95 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Pawleys Island — 22-36 — LaBruce/Lemon House
On Myrtle Drive (Local Route S-22-10) south of South Causeway Road (Local Route 22-266), on the left when traveling south.
This house, built on 10 acres of beach land by 1858, was owned by the LaBruce family, who were successful rice planters in this area of All Saints Parish. According to local tradition, two small dwellings on the property were slave cabins. The . . . Map (db m17018) HM
96 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Pawleys Island — 22 34 — Nesbit / Norburn House
On State Road S-22-10, on the left when traveling south.
By 1842 this house was here on Pawleys Island and was owned by Robert Nesbit (1799-1848). A native of Scotland and a rice planter in this area, Nesbit also owned nearby "Caledonia" plantation. The house on Pawleys remained in the Nesbit family until . . . Map (db m55) HM
97 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Pawleys Island — 22-31 — P. C. J. Weston House / Pelican Inn
On State Road S-22-10, on the left when traveling south.
Plowden Weston, Lt. Gov of SC 1862–64, obtained land here in 1844 and by 1858 had built this beach residence. The Weston family sold the property to William St. Julien Mazyck in 1864, who sold the house to Atlantic Coast Lumber Company in . . . Map (db m37510) HM
98 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Pawleys Island — 22-26 — Pawley’s Island / Waccamaw Neck
On Myrtle Avenue (State Highway S-20-10) near South Causeway Road, on the left when traveling north.
Pawley’s Island This island, located about ½ mile east, was used by plantation householders who lived on the seashore from May to November to escape malaria, or “summer fever.” A number of houses built about 1850, and the . . . Map (db m39647) HM
99 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Pawleys Island — 22 69 — Pawleys Island House of Worship
On Myrtle Avenue, 0.4 miles south of North Causeway Road, on the right when traveling south.
(side 1) In 1946, the Georgetown Ministerial Association resolved to erect a place of Christian worship for summer residents on Pawleys Island/ Partnering with the local Laymen's Evangelistic Club to secure a building, trustees incorporated . . . Map (db m182447) HM
100 South Carolina, Georgetown County, Pawleys Island — 22 30 — R. F. W. Allston House
On State Road S-22-10.
This summer residence was owned by Robert F. W. Allston (1801–1864) when the state of SC granted the marsh behind it to him in 1846. Allston was a large property owner, a successful rice planter, and served as governor of SC 1856–58. The . . . Map (db m51) HM

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