Explore county’s history along the beautiful 11-mile Plantersville Scenic Byway Adventurous visitors to Georgetown County, also known as South Carolina’s Hammock Coast®, may be looking for something different – after enjoying the beaches, golf courses, shopping, and dining – like exploring more remote parts of the area. Well, a great option is the Plantersville Scenic Byway, an 11-mile-long route adjacent… Aug 02, 2021 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All
Loaded events schedule awaits visitors to the Hammock Coast® this fall Even as South Carolina’s Hammock Coast® continues to bask in its always-popular summer season, travelers in search of a good time are already turning their attention to the area’s packed fall events calendar. The many virtues of the Hammock Coast are on full display during the autumn months when temperatures… Jul 28, 2021 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
Brookgreen Gardens announces impressive lineup for 90th anniversary year Brookgreen Gardens, celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2021, has announced an exciting lineup of events for the coming months. Special exhibitions, events, and new exhibits will highlight a visit to America’s first public sculpture garden this summer — and beyond. Founders Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington formed Brookgreen Gardens as… Jul 03, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Murrells Inlet
Patriotic events set for Independence Day on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast Whether you enjoy parades on land or water, a patriotic flyover while enjoying beach time, live music, or fireworks, there are events for everyone to celebrate America’s birth this July 4th on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. And a year after most events were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, residents and… Jun 24, 2021 0 Garden City, Georgetown, Hammock-All, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
Fundraiser explores home gardens along South Carolina’s Hammock Coast Celebrating springtime and new beginnings, participants of a recent Friends of the Waccamaw Library fundraiser had the opportunity to visit eight private gardens on South Carolina’s Hammock Coast. The event raised over $9,000 that will benefit the Friends of the Waccamaw Library, for purchasing books for the library, as well… Jun 07, 2021 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All, Litchfield, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island
Pawleys Island, Litchfield get high marks in poll of state beachgoers Two of South Carolina’s Hammock Coast beaches got high ratings in a recent survey of newspaper readers. The Sun News, a McClatchy daily newspaper based in Myrtle Beach, asked readers to say what they liked the most about The Palmetto State’s famous seashores. “Stretching 187 miles, the South Carolina coastline… Jun 01, 2021 0 Hammock-All, Litchfield, Pawleys Island
Hopsewee Plantation, home of signer of the Declaration of Independence, open for tours Before there was a United States of America, there was Hopsewee Plantation. In fact, the birth of the nation and the historic estate, located near Georgetown, South Carolina, are forever intertwined because one of the original owner’s signature is found on the Declaration of Independence. Visitors to South Carolina’s Hammock… May 11, 2021 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All
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
