With its breathtaking 400 plus acres, this plantation was one of the biggest rice producers in its area. As it was passed throughout the family tree and down generations, the area is well preserved and abundantly beautiful, and visitors can glance at the area as they pass through.
Georgetown County
Jonathan A. Baxter House
Belonging to Johnathon A. Baxter, a free born son of shoemakers, this house is in the Georgetown Historic District. Baxter served as an alderman and commissioner as he went to give three terms for the SC House of Representatives after Reconstruction.
James A. Bowley House
Belonging to James A. Bowley in the 1870s, this house was home to the first emancipated slaves Harriet Tubman helped. After James was free, he worked for the Freedman’s Bureau and then moved back to this location with his wife. After selling the place, it was kept as a historical landmark that passersby can see and reminder of the efforts and story of the family.
Howard School
This historic marker stands as a representation of the once all African American school formally called Georgetown Colored Academy and its history entrenched within the walls. As the school served as a place for primary education, merged with another school in the district providing rich and diverse academia to its students in the past, but now stands as a historical marker preserved by the Delta Sigma Theta, Georgetown Chapter.
Fannie Carolina House
Located in the Historic District of Georgetown, the Fannie Carolina House still stands tall today. In being the first beauty school in the area, this building housed talented and creative minds alike. From the Fan-O-Lin hair product to the motivation it gave all stylists, this house is a reminder of the efforts of those who were a part of it.
Dunbar Community
As an unincorporated location, therefore not governed by a municipal body, the Dunbar community houses historical plantations and many nature parks to visit as you pass through the Georgetown sector.