World War I Memorial

On November 11, 1926, Armistice Day, under the auspices of The Daughters of the American Revolution, the plaque pictured above was unveiled in a solemn ceremony. Below, the scene of the proceedings. The Rev. H. D. Bull is the gentleman standing on the balcony. Mayor Charles B. Colbert made the introductions and State Senator S. M. Ward was the principal speaker. The 2 Girl Scouts who unveiled the tablet, seated here on either side, were Mary Belle Higgins and Harriett Witte. The tablet remains today in this place of honor on the Georgetown County Court House, one of the oldest of the city's public buildings.