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| Title | A Plan Of Georgetown |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Contributors | Mayor William D. Morgan |
| Date | c.1890 - 1915 |
| Source | The original photograph is housed in the Georgetown County Library archives. |
| Subject | South Carolina
Georgetown County
Georgetown Street Scenes, (not Front Street)
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| Description | The earliest plan for the City of Georgetown was laid out in 1729, under the direction of Elisha Screven with William Swinton, surveyor. In the plan, the city limits were the Sampit River on the South Common (or Cannon) Street on the east; Church Street, with lots given to the churches on the north; and Wood Street on the west. There was a dispute over the land between Elisha Screven and Mary Perry Cleland, which was settled in the latter's favor. Mrs. Cleland then added another block of lots, on the east, to St. James Street and another, on the west, to Cleland Street. This picture is of the map of 1737 which shows these additions and is the earliest map extant. Georgetown is little changed from the original plan as the street names and lot numbers are still the same used in all deeds and transactions. |
| Digital Collection | Georgetown County Digital Library |
| Web Site | www.gcdigital.org |
| Holding Institution | Georgetown County Library |
| Host Institution | OCLC |
| Rights | Georgetown County Library. All rights reserved. For more information contact Georgetown County Library at 405 Cleland Street, Georgetown, SC 29440. |
| SC County | Georgetown County (S. C.) |
| SC Region | Low Country |
| Language | English |
| Digitization Specifications | 300 dpi |
| Date Digital | 2007 |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpg |
| Media Type | Images |
| Resource Identifier | 18-023-M |
| Print Size | 8 x 10 |
| File Name | MT-18-023-M |
| Note | The following photographers are known to have worked in the Georgetown area and may have contributed to the Morgan and Trenholm Collection, c.1890 - 1915: O. B. Rosenger, James H. Winburn, W. P. Dowling, William A. Reckling and D. C. Simpkins. |
