Georgetown (Georgetown)
Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Lowcountry. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 9,163. Located on Winyah Bay at the confluence of the Black, Great Pee Dee, Waccamaw, and Sampit rivers, Georgetown is the second largest seaport in South Carolina, handling over 960,000 tons of materials a year, while Charleston is the largest.
Beginning in the colonial era, Georgetown was the commercial center of an indigo- and rice-producing area. Rice replaced indigo as the chief commodity crop in the antebellum area. Later the timber industry became important here.
Georgetown is located at 33.3675°N, -79.29389°W (33.367434, −79.293807).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.5 km2, of which 17.9 km2 are land and 1.6 km2, or 8.06%, is water.
Winyah Bay formed from a submergent or drowned coastline. The original rivers had a lower baseline, but either the ocean rose or the land sank, flooding the river valleys and making a good location for a harbor.
U.S. Routes 17, 17A, 521, and 701 meet in the center of Georgetown. US 17 leads southwest 60 mi to Charleston and northeast 34 mi to Myrtle Beach, US 701 leads north 36 mi to Conway, US 521 leads northwest 82 mi to Sumter, and US 17A leads west 32 mi to Jamestown.
Beginning in the colonial era, Georgetown was the commercial center of an indigo- and rice-producing area. Rice replaced indigo as the chief commodity crop in the antebellum area. Later the timber industry became important here.
Georgetown is located at 33.3675°N, -79.29389°W (33.367434, −79.293807).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.5 km2, of which 17.9 km2 are land and 1.6 km2, or 8.06%, is water.
Winyah Bay formed from a submergent or drowned coastline. The original rivers had a lower baseline, but either the ocean rose or the land sank, flooding the river valleys and making a good location for a harbor.
U.S. Routes 17, 17A, 521, and 701 meet in the center of Georgetown. US 17 leads southwest 60 mi to Charleston and northeast 34 mi to Myrtle Beach, US 701 leads north 36 mi to Conway, US 521 leads northwest 82 mi to Sumter, and US 17A leads west 32 mi to Jamestown.
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