g is for georgetown an alphabetical journey through the people, places, and events that made...
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G is for GeorgetownAn Alphabetical
Journey Through The People, Places,
And Events That Made Georgetown What It Is Today
Written and Illustrated
by Becky Dingle
and Carol Poole
B is also for Bethel, the famous
African American Church and for Bernard Baruch who founded Hobcaw Barony.
D is also for “Don’t Tread On Me” the
slogan on the flag designed by Christopher Gadsden of nearby Beneventum Plantation.
H is for the Harbor House, the only
waterfront bed and breakfast in the historic district of Georgetown.
J is for the journals written by early
settlers to our area who left records that tell us of our history today.
L is for Lafayette who came from
France to help Americans win their independence from Great Britain.
L is also for Thomas Lynch, Junior,
who was one of South Carolina’s Signers of the Declaration of Independence.
M is for the Masonic Lodge where
George Washington visited in 1791. The minutes of that meeting can still be read.
M is also for
Frances Marion, the Swamp Fox, the hero of the American Revolution who lived and fought in the Georgetown area.
N is for the Native Americans who
lived in the Georgetown area long before Allyon came to Winyah Bay in 1526.
N is also for Naval Stores that were
an early source of income for the settlers. The many trees provided turpentine, pitch, rosin, and lumber for building ships.
O is for oak trees draped with moss,
lifting their branches to the sky. The famous live oaks that grow around Georgetown are quercus virginica.
O is also for the old rice fields that
now serve for recreation and beautiful scenery, but remind us of our history.
P is also for Pawley’s Island, a place
to go for beach time, fun, seafood, and relaxing in a special Pawley’s Island hammock.
Q is for Queen Street, in honor of the
Kings and Queens of England that once ruled the area from afar.
R is for
Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first African American elected to the US House of Representatives, 1870-1879.
R is also for the
Georgetown Rice Museum whose friendly staff takes tourists back in time to the days of Carolina Gold, and who provided some very helpful pictures and information.
T is for Tidelands. Georgetown is
located at a point where many rivers gently converge to flow into the Atlantic Ocean.
U is for the uniqueness of our area.
All around there are things that amaze and delight visitors – like this resurrection fern growing on the branch of an ancient live oak tree.
V is for the Visitor’s Center at Hobcaw
Barony where one can learn about history, nature, the rice culture, and the Baruch family
W is for the
Waccamaw River that flows near Georgetown into the ocean. This is a Landsat Map of the Waccamaw River as it enters the Atlantic.
W is also for Winyah Bay where the
first European contact with Native Americans took place in 1521. This is the North Island Lighthouse on Winyah Bay.
X is for the spot on the Treasure Map
that every self respecting pirate drew when he buried his treasure. Georgetown is no different. Come to Georgetown and look for the treasure yourself.
X
Z is for the small zoo located at
Brookgreen Gardens, although most of the animals in the park are of stone or bronze.