Socastee Creek Seclusion, South Carolina

The Socastee Community, located about three miles from Peachtree Landing on the "Sawkestee" Creek and the Waccamaw River, prospered during the economic boom from the naval stores industry that began in the first part of the 1800's. A mercantile business and turpentine distillery existed in the Peachtree Landing area after the Civil War. A plat dated 1875 showed two acres on Socastee Creek, indicating a tar kiln in existence. In the wake of the development of the turpentine industry, Socastee became a center for trade due to its prime location, access to shipping via the Waccamaw River and the vast resources of the primal pine forests.