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Georgetown |
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8,950 |
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Waterway |
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Georgetown South Carolina
The port community of Georgetown, South Carolina, is the seat of Georgetown county. Located on the Intercoastal Waterway, it lies close to the Atlantic Coast, where four rivers--the Waccamaw, Black, Sampit, and Great Pee Dee--enter the Winyah Bay.
History of Georgetown South Carolina
The first European settlers were Spanish. They arrived in 1526, but did not stay long. Around 1700, British settlers arrived in the area, and formally established a community in 1734. Named for King George II, the city of Georgetown was incorporated in 1805.
Georgetown Economy
Georgetown played an important role in antebellum South Carolina commerce as a shipping dock for the export of indigo, rice, lumber, and naval supplies. Georgetown 's harbour still serves as a deepwater port. Tourism, particularly yachting and fishing, is important to the region, as is the manufacture of paper and steel wire products.
Local Attractions
Georgetown's historic landmarks include the Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church (c. 1750), the Kaminski House (c. 1760), and the Old Market Building (c. 1842), now a rice museum. The town is located near the Hopsewee Plantation (c. 1740), a restored rice plantation, and the region's famous Brookgreen Gardens, where ornate sculpture gardens and a wildlife park mark the site of a former rice and indigo plantation.
A campus of Horry-Georgetown Technical College (1966) is located in Georgetown.
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