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2014 Wooden Boat Show Intercept Survey
Here are the results of the 2014 Wooden Boat Show Intercept Survey conducted by the Georgetown School of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with Lauren Joseph, Tourism Marketing Director for Georgetown...
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Steamboats! A new exhibit
NEW EXHIBIT AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA MARITIME MUSEUM A new exhibit about steamboats on the rivers leading into Georgetown opened at the South Carolina Maritime Museum on March 21, 2015. The exhibit...
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HENRIETTA exhibit travels to the Horry Co. Museum
PRESS RELEASE The Horry County Museum 805 Main Street Conway, SC 29526 R. Walter Hill, IV Director hillr@horrycounty.org HENRIETTA, the Largest Wooden Sailing Ship Ever Built in South Carolina An...
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Lighthouse lovers from 14 states visited Georgetown
Drawn by the light By Jason Lesley Coastal Observer Photos by Tanya Ackerman Lighthouse lovers from 14 states visited Georgetown and the South Carolina Maritime Museum Sunday [May 3, 2015] to see the...
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New book explores North Island history
by Clayton Stairs cstairs@southstrandnews.com Above, Robert “Mac” McAlister stands inside the S.C. Maritime Musuem in front of the Fresnel bulb that lit the Georgetown Lighthouse for a century. The...
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Robert McAlister’s latest book: “North Island, A History”
By Jason Lesley COASTAL OBSERVER North Island was a perfect place for wealthy slave owners to escape the misery of their plantations during summer months. By 1820 more than 100 beach houses, a school...
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Brown’s Ferry Vessel model to be unveiled
Circa 1730 Brown’s Ferry Vessel recreated in its entirety to be unveiled at SC Maritime Museum in Georgetown Members and staff at the South Carolina Maritime Museum in Georgetown are excited to...
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Brown’s Ferry Vessel: After 275 years, second thoughts about historic boat
By Jason Lesley for the Coastal Observer with photos by Tanya Ackerman Archaeologists who worked to raise the Brown’s Ferry Vessel from the Black River and display it at the Rice Museum in Georgetown...
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BY ZANE WILSON For The Sun News HIGHLIGHTS Model of Brown’s Ferry vessel on display at S.C. Maritime Museum Vessel is thought to be the oldest American-made boat ever recovered Model is 50 inches...
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New Exhibit: the History of Fishing
Hook, line and history By Jason Lesley Coastal Observer A black-and-white photo in the new exhibit at the South Carolina Maritime Museum shows Bony Peace, Jim Johnston, Stone Miller and Wallace Pate...
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North Island Lighthouse
By Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger Photo by Phil Wilkerson news@southstrandnews.com Heralding the entrance from the Atlantic Ocean into the shipping channel between North Island and South Island stands...
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Maritime Museum to Expand, Add Exhibits, Programs
Officials with the South Carolina Maritime Museum have announced an expansion which will allow the museum to offer more displays and programs. From left are Lee Talbot, board member, Johnny Weaver,...
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New exhibit: The History of the Port of Georgetown
The History of the Port of Georgetown exhibit opened on May 1. The exhibit consists of a series of enlarged photographs arranged chronologically, starting soon after the Civil War, progressing through...
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The tall ship: The scale is small, but model ship builder thinks big
The tall ship: The scale is small, but model ship builder thinks big By Charles Swenson Coastal Observer The largest wooden ship ever built in South Carolina is taking shape under Bill Brady’s house...
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Ribbon Cutting and Community Open House
The Wooden Boat Show may be one for the record books for 2017 but the Harbor Historical Association and the South Carolina Maritime Museum are ready to celebrate their next event! On Saturday, December...
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S.C. Maritime Museum unveils new look following renovations
DECEMBER 11, 2017 |IN SOUTH CAROLINA MARITIME MUSEUM | UPDATES BLOG |BY SALLY SWINEFORD Renovations to the second floor of the building that houses the museum added thousands of square feet of exhibit...
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Shipwrecks of South Carolina exhibit
“Diving on the Civil War schooner PHILADELPHIA”,photo credit Joe Porter Hundreds of ships and boats have wrecked off the coast or up the rivers of SC during the past several hundred...
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Veteran diver, Pete Manchee, discusses shipwrecks near Georgetown
Pete Manchee speaks about his decades worth of shipwreck diving during an event at the S.C. Maritime Museum in Georgetown Jan. 24. Story and photos by David Purtell/South Strand News Beneath the waves,...
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Coastal Carolina University Study Addressing Georgetown’s Chronic Harbor...
A Feasibility Study Addressing Georgetown’s Chronic Harbor Silting Issue Georgetown’s Working Waterfront is a vital place with local businesses, traditional fishery, and daily tourism. The unique...
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