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presentations of visual and theatrical arts in
addition to the music showcase. Each year
PIFMA promises to bring beautiful music and AR
has become one of the Hammock Coast’s
signature events.
You don’t have to wait for PIFMA in TS & CUL TURE
October to get your culture fix, though. The
Swamp Fox Players has become an integral
part of the cultural life of Georgetown County,
producing four live theatrical productions
each season at the historic Strand Cinema. The
Strand Cinema offers award-winning films on
Friday and Saturday as well.

History & Museums
Reflections of Time, Hobcaw Barony
Past and Present
Get an overview of Georgetown County’s Gen. Francis Marion (The Swamp Fox). The
past at the Georgetown County Museum, collection includes bills of sale related to slave
then delve into the various cultures that made trade days that the Antiques Roadshow found
the area what it is today. Founded in 1729, to be priceless.
Georgetown is South Carolina’s third oldest African-Americans made significant
contributions to Georgetown County’s history
city and has plenty of history to explore. The
from the beginning, including protection of
Georgetown County Museum preserves and
the colony from 1670 through the American
displays artifacts spanning nearly 300 years.
Revolution, and later introducing and
Exhibits include Native American artifacts of
developing the cattle, indigo, and rice culture
the Pee Dee, Sampit and Waccamaw tribes,
of the plantation era. They also contributed to Annual Plantation Tours
relics and tools of the area’s rice and indigo
the introduction of public education in South
ART, THEATER AND HISTORY as a letter written by Revolutionary War Carolina. The Gullah Museum explores this 18th and 19th centuries made Georgetown
plantation culture, and showcase items such
Indigo and rice planters of the
Gullah-Geechee culture, handed down from
the African-American enslaved people to their County the wealthiest county in the entire
United States, the epitome of genteel
Elevate Our Day-to-Day Living descendants who live in the area today. The Southern society prior to the Civil War.
Gullah-Geechee culture is evident in the area’s Dozens of elegant plantation homes and
spicy cuisine, colorful art, and the rhythmic gardens left by these elite families surround
dialect spoken among the descendants. the town along our five rivers, and many of
More examples of Georgetown County’s the homes built by them in the downtown
plantation life are exhibited at Hobcaw historic district remain beautifully preserved.
Barony, Hopsewee Plantation, and the Every spring, the women from the Parish
of Prince George Winyah host the Prince
Rice Museum. Reserve your space on a two-
hour tour of Hobcaw Barony to experience the George Plantation and Town House Tours.
property and Hobcaw House where Winston Visitors tour the homes and grounds, many
of which are on the National Register of
Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and other leaders
Historical Places. Visitors are also invited
of the 20th century stayed. Hobcaw Barony is
to the popular Plantation Tours Tea, hosted
also the site of the only fully intact former slave by the the women from the Parish of Prince
village on the Waccamaw Neck, as well as the George Winyah at the historic Winyah
stables and grounds of Bellefield Plantation. Indigo Society Hall. For ticket information,
Today, Hobcaw Barony is a 16,000-acre visit www.princegeorgeplantationtours.com.
wildlife preserve internationally known The antebellum plantation culture
for research, education and conservation. also produced a rich heritage among the
Experience the unique ecology programs at descendants of the enslaved people of this
area known as Gullah. We take pride in the
the beach, marsh and forest. The Hobcaw
rich Gullah culture that is still with us today
Barony Discovery Center provides information
Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art on the preserve, including a 1,200-gallon and acknowledge their significant role in
building the county’s antebellum economy.
aquarium and marsh midden, pine and cypress
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