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...
U.S. House honors history-making Black congressman Joseph Hayne Rainey
Joseph Hayne Rainey, a Georgetown County native who made history in 1870 as the first Black man ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, will now have his name enshrined at the U.S. Capitol. [caption id="attachment_33091" align="alignleft" width="300"] Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first Black man...