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G is for Georgetown. An Alphabetical Journey Through The People, Places, And Events That Made Georgetown What It Is Today Written and Illustrated by Becky Dingle and Carol Poole. A is for Andrews, a thriving town in Georgetown County.
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G is for Georgetown An Alphabetical Journey Through The People, Places, And Events That Made Georgetown What It Is Today Written and Illustrated by Becky Dingle and Carol Poole
A is also for Alstons, Allstons, Alice of the Hermitage, and Annie of the Lighthouse.
B is for Brookgreen Gardens, a place to study art, history, culture, and nature.
B is also for Bethel, the famous African American Church and for Bernard Baruch who founded Hobcaw Barony.
C is for Carver’s Bay, a community near Georgetown with two beautiful new schools.
C is also for Charter Oaks that lift their limbs to the sky in celebration of long life.
D is for the DuPre House on Prince Street, now a beautifully preserved inn.
D is also for “Don’t Tread On Me” the slogan on the flag designed by Christopher Gadsden of nearby Beneventum Plantation.
E is for England, a country from which many of the early settlers came to Georgetown.
E is also for elegant plantation mansions such as Hobcaw, Hopsewee, and Hampton, pictured below.
F is for Front Street in the restored historic city of Georgetown.
F is also for Friendfield, a slave village located on Hobcaw Barony.
G is for Georgetown, the county seat for historic Georgetown County.
G is also for graveyards that tell the story of the people who shaped Georgetown’s history.
H is for the Harbor House, the only waterfront bed and breakfast in the historic district of Georgetown.
H is also for Hobcaw Barony, a place to study history and learn about nature, and conservation.
I is for Indigo, one of the early crops that brought wealth to Georgetown.
I is also for the International Paper Company, an important industry in Georgetown.
J is for the journals written by early settlers to our area who left records that tell us of our history today.
J is also for the Jolly Rover, a tour boat that takes happy sailors on a harbor tour.
K is for the Kaminski House and Museum in the heart of the Old Town.
K is also for all the kitchens in Georgetown County that cook the best seafood in the world.
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.
Pis for Prince George Winyah Church, a place of worship in Georgetown since 1721.
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 rice, the crop that brought great wealth, known as Carolina Gold.
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.
S is for the Georgetown Steel Mill, an important industry in Georgetown today.
S is also for Shrimp Boats and Elisha Screven, the town’s founder.
T is for Tidelands. Georgetown is located at a point where many rivers gently converge to flow into the Atlantic Ocean.
T is also for trawlers that leave the docks at sunset to catch local seafood.
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
Y is for Thomas Young, who owned Youngfield Plantation, now a part of Hobcaw Barony.
Z is for the small zoo located at Brookgreen Gardens, although most of the animals in the park are of stone or bronze.
This PowerPoint Presentation was created by Becky Dingle and Carol Poole expressly for use by classroom teachers and their students.
