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Lynches Lake Journal

Find out what's going on at the museum: from current and upcoming exhibitions, to guided tours, lectures, children's activities and events.

September 9, 2024
The Mystery of a Name: The Question of Lynches Lake and River
We start unraveling the mystery of why the area near Lake City and the river has the name Lynch as early as 1735.
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July 25, 2024
The Whitehead Infirmary
Lake City's first Medical Care Facility, the Whitehead Infirmary, has had a long journey to get to it's current status.
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June 12, 2024
Growing Pains equals a Starr of Trouble
In the early 1900s see how Lake City grew and experienced growing pains from Williamsburg County and their strive to expand more.
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April 26, 2024
Old View of an Old Town
Have you ever wondered where the progenerates of Lake City lived? The team at Lynches Lake has set out to answer this long-standing question
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May 4, 2020
Quarantining History (The History of Quarantine)
Ever been sick and forced to stay home; This is called quarantine. This journal delivers a quick history of quarantine and it's importance.
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September 26, 2019
Names of the Revolution
At Lynches Lake Historical Society and Museum there is a room dedicated to the beginning of the U.S. as a nation. When entering the room...
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September 25, 2019
A Painless Encounter
This is an ether machine found upstairs in the Surgery room at Lynches Lake Historical Society and Museum. Many people wonder what ether...
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September 24, 2019
A Slice Across the Horizon
Upstairs in Lynches Lake HistoricalSociety and Museum, there is a room dedicated to SC involvement in a war that wasn’t as Civil as it...
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The Lynches Lake Historical Society is dedicated to collect, preserve, and make available materials relating to the history of the Pee Dee area of South Carolina. Through a broad range of activities, the historical society seeks to recognize and preserve our local history. In promoting a greater appreciation of the history of the Pee Dee area's heritage, the Historical Society hopes to develop a better understanding of the issues and challenges facing history of the Pee Dee area of South Carolina today.
Address
238 East Main Street
Lake City, SC 29560
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(843) 374-1506info@peedeehistory.org
Hours
Monday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday; Closed
Sunday: Closed
Lynches Lake Historical Society & Museum is a program of Lake City Creative Alliance, a SC nonprofit corporation as recognized by Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
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