Georgetown Plantation Tours

Hobcaw Barony

Once home to the Waccamaw Indians, this Colonial land grant was divided into 14 plantations by 1865. With the decline of the rice cultivation, Hobcaw was bought by Bernard M. Baruch, a Wall Street financier and presidential advisor, who used it as a winter hunting retreat. Baruch'

Georgetown Plantation Tours

Old Fish House (Aka Big Tuna)

This Georgetown spot gives the appearance that it may ease off into the river at any moment. Battered tables, chairs, and nautical decorations look as if they were around back when Ahab went searching for Moby. Yet the Old Fish House is only a few years old, and there'

Winyah Bay Heritage Festival

A celebration of waterfowl decoys and other hunting and fishing collectibles. Free appraisals for decoys and collectibles by accredited appraisers. Events include carving, judging, children'

Georgetown

First settled in 1526 by the Spaniards, Georgetown was the first settlement in North America. The settlement failed because of a hurricane and Indian attacks and was later established in 1726