Town Clock, Georgetown, South Carolina
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mikemtn
N 33° 21.948 W 079° 16.931
17S E 659815 N 3693158
Located on Front Street in Georgetown, South Carolina
Waymark Code: WMV18
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2006
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From the South Carolina Historical Marker at the clock: This Greek Revival market and town hall was built after a fire destroyed many of the frame buildings on Front Street. An open-air market occuped the first flor and the town hall occupied the second floor; the clock tower and belfry were added in 1845. On February 24, 1865 the town council, meeting here, surrendered Georgetown to the U.S. Navy. The Rice Museum opened in this building during the S.C. Tricentinnial in 1970.
