Northeastern South Carolina History Subjects and Interests
Pirates and Nautical History
South Carolina's history is wedded to the water - from the Native Americans who sped along our waterways in dugout canoes to the English colonists who established settlements along our coast, nautical history is key to South Carolina founding and development. Explore it at various historic sites and nautical museums ranging from Georgetown's Maritime Museum to Patriot Point in Charleston.
Several notable South Carolinians were delegtes to Continental Congress and among the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Revolutionary War artillery battery at Fort Moultrie defended the harbor against the British attack.
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40th and Main Streeets, Sunset Beach, NC 28468 [View Map]
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Located on the state line adjacent to South Carolina's historic Little River Inlet, Bird Island is a North Carolina Coastal Reserve site famed for its birdlife, coastal vegetation and loggerhead turtles. Access is available by foot and boat.
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three miles from U.S. 701 on Old Bucksville Road, Busksport, SC [View Map]
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A towering riverside chimney is the sole reminder of a booming empire of timber and naval stores established here by a Northern timberman, Henry L. Buck, in the first half of the 19th century.
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Calabash Town Hall, 882 Persimmon Road, Calabash, NC 28467, Town Hall 910-579-6747 [View Map]
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This small fishing village and restaurant mecca, with an identity which began as early as 1691, is known today for its famous seafood.
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498 Bull Island Road, Awendaw, SC 29429, 843-881-4582 [View Map]
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Historic Bull Island and the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge offer a unique combination of South Carolina history and natural history. Bull Island was frequented by the pirates of the Colonial Era, by British sailors in the Revolution, and Northern troops in the Civil War. Ferry transportation and tours may be arranged through Refuge headquarters.
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360 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403, Phone 843-722-2996 [View Map]
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The oldest museum in the United States, the Charleston Museum was established in 1773. Its numerous exhibits, displays and artifacts survey South Carolina's rich history and culture.
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229 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526, 843-248-1760 [View Map]
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Designed by the architect of the Washington Monument, the historic Conway City Hall building was built in 1825 as the Horry County Courthouse. Today, it is the central landmark for the historic river town of Conway which is one of the oldest towns in South Carolina. The picturesque Conway Riverwalk enables visitors to stroll alongside one of South Carolina's most scenic black-water rivers.
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1610 Ft. Fisher Blvd South, Kure Beach, NC 28449, 910-458-5538 [View Map]
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Civil War era fortification, now a museum and marine education center and aquarium.
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Front Street, Georgetown, SC 29440 [View Map]
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The third-oldest city in South Carolina, Georgetown is rich in history and culture, and offers visitors a wide variety of historic attractions from the Colonial Era to the present.
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637 Front Street, Georgetown, SC 29442, 843-546-7423 [View Map]
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Located on historic Front Street in Georgetown, the Georgetown Rice Museum and the adjacent historic Kaminski Hardware Building present the history of the Georgetown-region rice empire.
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Little River, Pine Island and Socastee, SC
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The final link of the famed 2,700 mile-long Intracoastal Waterway was completed in Horry County in 1936. Three historic bridges from the era may be viewed in Little River, at Pine Island, west of Myrtle Beach, and at Socastee.
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Little River, SC 29566
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One of the oldest coastal communities in South Carolina, Little River attracted English colonists as early as the 1730s. Today it is best known for its local seafood and access to the Intracoastal Waterway.
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405 Pinckney Street, McClellanville, SC 29458, Town Hall 843-887-3712 [View Map]
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Located on the coast, 33 miles north of Charleston, the historic town of McClellanville was an sleepy fishing village and retreat for Georgetown and Santee River rice planters in the 19th century. The McClellanville Historic District is composed of historic homes, churches and commercial properties that date from the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
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Known today as the "Seafood Capital of South Carolina," Murrells Inlet is one of the oldest coastal communities in the state, and was an active port in the 18th and 19th centuries as it served the Waccamaw Neck rice plantations.
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40 Patriots Point Rd, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, 866-831-1720 [View Map]
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Overlooking Charleston Harbor in Mount Pleasant, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is best known for its centerpiece attraction - the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Yorktown. The site is also home to other historic vessels, 25 military aircraft and the U.S. Medal of Honor Museum.
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Socastee, SC 29599
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Clustered around the Socastee Swing Bridge which spanned the last link of the Intracoastal Waterway in 1936, the Socastee Historic District includes Socastee United Methodist Church, established in 1818, a landmark pecan grove, various historic homes, and the T.B. Cooper General Store, built in 1905, which served as the first post office for the fledgling resort of Myrtle Beach.
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Wreck of The Harvest Moon
Click to view entry for Battery White for more information Winyah Bay (offshore), Georgetown, SC [View Map]
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