Georgetown, South Carolina

Joseph Hayne Rainey House

This National Historic Landmark (circa 1760) is considered the birthplace and childhood home of Joseph H. Rainey, one of the first African Americans elected to the US Congress (1870-1879). Born to slave parents, Rainey purchased his freedom and that of his family around 1850

Georgetown's Wooden Boat Show

The Harbor Historical Association of Georgetown, SC, will present the 17th Annual Wooden Boat Show. This years Wooden Boat Show will feature one of the Southeast'

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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'

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'