History of Georgetown, South Carolina

By admin | January 6, 2023 |

History of Georgetown, South Carolina

South Carolina’s third oldest city, Georgetown was a “port of entry” in the 1700s, allowing foreign boats into its harbor to dramatically increase its prosperity. In the 1800s, the city’s economic success rested upon its rice plantations, while the 1900s saw it blossom with the evolution of its lumber industry. Today it remains a historic waterfront town just miles away from Charleston.

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17 Comments

  1. jackie harp on January 6, 2023 at 8:22 am

    Georgetown is a wonderful place to live and visit, the people are warm and friendly ,best place on earth.

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  2. swiiila on January 6, 2023 at 8:28 am

    Thanks for this. My great-great grandfather, John Toomey or Tumy was an engineer at the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company. Is there a history of that company available?

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  3. Chris Oreo on January 6, 2023 at 8:31 am

    Stank ass paper mill!

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  4. Sumner Waite on January 6, 2023 at 8:34 am

    My great, great grandfather was Col. Daniel Jordan. He owned the “Laurel Hill” rice plantation outside of Georgetown on the Waccamaw River.

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  5. Mel Larson on January 6, 2023 at 8:41 am

    I need to visit the Rice museum.

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  6. zazakoolaid on January 6, 2023 at 8:41 am

    Georgetown sucks

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  7. Chase Cook on January 6, 2023 at 8:51 am

    yo anybody hate Georgetown fuck em I was born and raised here

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  8. Anne Matthews on January 6, 2023 at 8:51 am

    Thank the good Lord for rice. A staple that is delicious. My favorite carb! Growing up rice was cooked daily in our country home. Georgetown is a beautiful city, has much history, and the paper mill may smell but it is a ham and honey smell to those who live in Georgetown. Have family there and they love the city, and so do I.

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  9. carolinabluej on January 6, 2023 at 8:53 am

    This is world history for yo ass!! lol so Georgetown is the coolest!

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  10. Godfearingman andGodlovingman on January 6, 2023 at 8:56 am

    Good Ole’ Georgetown, many things have changed but I visit family from time to time. It’s nice to get away and be peaceful down there.

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  11. zazakoolaid on January 6, 2023 at 9:01 am

    Georgetown slurps the gay out of Michael Jackson’s dead ass.

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  12. Andrew’s Travels on January 6, 2023 at 9:03 am

    Just got back from a Vacation in Myrtle Beach, we did visit Georgetown and it is a nice town. I enjoyed it!. The only thing that I don’t like about the town is that the smell from the Paper factory reeks. Besides that its a great town and I enjoyed my visit!

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  13. mkl62 on January 6, 2023 at 9:07 am

    The county seat of Georgetown County and also home of the Tidelands of South Carolina.

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  14. pluto bills on January 6, 2023 at 9:08 am

    I love the accent of people from georgetown and the creole and southern cultures combined in everything

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  15. The Ancient Muur on January 6, 2023 at 9:13 am

    Africans didn’t all come knowing how to grow rice . Indigenous people did . Where the ships ?

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  16. Chase Cook on January 6, 2023 at 9:22 am

    I live her bruh wow

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  17. B Jones on January 6, 2023 at 9:22 am

    Is it safe to say that Georgetown was developed after Charleston and Beaufort? But has the states oldest paper?

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