Caviar Dreams? Indeed, Georgetown once known as ‘Caviar Capital of America’ While it’s common knowledge that before the Civil War, Georgetown, South Carolina’s cash crop was rice, but a lesser-known local history is that even before colonial times, the region’s surrounding waterways, especially Winyah Bay, the Waccamaw River and the Pee Dee River system, were teeming with Atlantic sturgeon that produced… Feb 11, 2026 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown
79th annual Tour of Historic Plantations & Homes set for March 27, 28 Step back in time and experience what life was like during the colonial period in Georgetown County during the 79th annual Tour of Historic Plantations & Homes. This spring, in the middle of the year-long celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, Prince George Winyah Church in Georgetown will welcome people to… Jan 15, 2026 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown
Discover 5 paths to Gullah Geechee culture on the Hammock Coast Three hundred years ago, Georgetown County, South Carolina, held a claim to fame. More than half of the country’s rice was grown on the county’s 45,000 acres of rice fields. Ron Daise, a Gullah Geechee culture preservationist, explains why: “Here, there was the largest number of enslaved Africans because of… Apr 12, 2021 1 Hammock-All, Gullah Geechee
