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| Radeen enjoying the Georgetown, SC waterfront |
Completing the Waccamaw River run southbound, it is always a must to turn into Georgetown, SC. Diversity abounds in this quaint Lowcountry town, from a friendly main street to the Independent Seafood Co Op to the industrial smoke-belching paper factory.
Everywhere you turn there is something of interest. The waterfront, named Harbor Walk, provides free daytime public docking and dinghy docking and a beautiful, long boardwalk backed by pubs, shops and great restaurants. It is interesting to imagine Georgetown when it was a commercial hub for the surrounding plantation owners, who became extremely wealthy from growing indigo (before the Revolution) and rice (until the Civil War).
Photos of and around Georgetown, SC
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| Waccamaw River southern end, where the trees are larger and more open |
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| Waccamaw River, just north of Georgetown, SC |
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| Georgetown, SC shrimp boats |
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| Morning light on shrimp boats as we depart Georgetown |
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| Georgetown Paper Factory |
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| Egret working the salt marsh |
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| Bald Eagle overlooking the ICW (photo credit to Radeen!) |
When traveling by sailboat, there is beauty everywhere to observe. Georgetown, SC is a place of diversity and beauty. It is comfortable here, and the people are kind and helpful. There really is a different atmosphere "down south" and we feel this here in Georgetown. Tonite we are anchored in
Whiteside Creek (see our map pins) and then onto...Charleston!
1 comment:
Ah yes.. Georgetown, SC
Former home of GS Steel. Purchased by Bain Capital in 1991. Gutted by Bain who made millions by stripping it bare and leaving behind a bankrupt shell. GS steel filed for Bankruptcy in 2001.
Hundreds of G-town workers lost thier jobs. Managment of course blamed the unions and set townspeople one against the other as a union/non-union debate raged.
In the end the company was sold and the few remaining workers are now earning way less than before.
I wont say who was in charge of GS Steel during all of the time it was stripped bare and the workers roobbed of decent paying jobs, but just a hint....
He's now saying how he will protect the middle class and create 12 million jobs!
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