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the South Carolina Maritime Museum opened its doors back in December of
last year the heritage particularly maritime heritage of this area is very
historic and we've had
shipping coming in and out of Georgetown for 300 years
and the high point of
Georgetown was during the lumber years
in the late 1800s and early 1900s and our exhibits
concentrate on that
well we have a great great
set of models one of the Harvest Moon we have a beautiful model of the City of
Georgetown which was a beautiful 4 masted schooner that sailed in and out of
Georgetown in the late 1800s early 1900s
we have a great model of the
of a steamship that worked in conjunction with the lumber mills and
transporting people and visitors over to the beach for rest and relaxation
we are not only including Georgetown but also the rest of the state
the other ports and all the rivers of South Carolina the steamships
steamboats that use the rivers for transportation
are all part of the maritime heritage of South Carolina
you can just see when you drive up and down the streets of this town
you can just feel the history the old live oaks and the beautiful homes that
show that there was just a lot going on in this community
this is the beginning of what will be a great place to tell
the public and the citizens about the maritime heritage of South Carolina