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Read more about the article Hobcaw Barony, Bernard Baruch and the impact on Georgetown County, South Carolina
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Hobcaw Barony, Bernard Baruch and the impact on Georgetown County, South Carolina

  Photos of Mr. Baruch from Margaret Coit's 1957 book, "Mr. Baruch;" photo of Belle Baruch in Women's Radio Corps uniform, 1918, from Belle W. Baruch Collection of Georgetown County…

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July 25, 2025
Read more about the article The original plat of Georgetown, 1734
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The original plat of Georgetown, 1734

 

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May 8, 2025
Read more about the article Books About Georgetown, S.C. – An (Evolving) Bibliography
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Books About Georgetown, S.C. – An (Evolving) Bibliography

Shown above is Georgetown citizen Edward Herriot, who was a freed slave. He is shown here in 1919. Below is a post card of Front Street circa 1930, and an…

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February 27, 2025
Read more about the article The concept of Georgetown as a geographical island is well described in Tom Rubillo’s 2005 book titled, “Trial and Error: The Case of John Brownfield and Race Relations in Georgetown, South Carolina.”
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The concept of Georgetown as a geographical island is well described in Tom Rubillo’s 2005 book titled, “Trial and Error: The Case of John Brownfield and Race Relations in Georgetown, South Carolina.”

Pictured are a group of men from the Washington Light Infantry on the steps of the Winyah Inn, which was located on the corner of Prince and Screven streets in…

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November 18, 2024
Read more about the article When the Sunset Lodge closed in 1969, it didn’t make the front page of the local newspaper. It was always a complicated situation.
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When the Sunset Lodge closed in 1969, it didn’t make the front page of the local newspaper. It was always a complicated situation.

When Georgetown's world-famous Sunset Lodge brothel closed in 1969, The Georgetown Times handled the news with the philosophical musing (left), found on page 3A of the Dec. 18, 1969 edition.…

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November 14, 2024
Read more about the article Creating national awareness about Georgetown 100 years ago via the U.S. mail.
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Creating national awareness about Georgetown 100 years ago via the U.S. mail.

  In the 1920s, the City of Georgetown and Georgetown Chamber of Commerce advertised nationally using small ads in newspapers and magazines throughout the country, and mailed a simple brochure…

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November 14, 2024
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