“A” is for Andrews (Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties; 2020 population 2,574). In 1909 the communities of Harpers and Rosemary merged to create the town of Andrews. Named after Walter Henry Andrews, a Georgetown businessman and a prime mover behind the merger, the town grew rapidly. Andrews thrived in the 1920s, due in no small part to the Seaboard Airline Railway Company shops and the logging operations of the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company. Along with its shops and lumber mill, it boasted three tobacco warehouses, a woodworking plant, and a cotton gin. The Great Depression severely damaged the local economy, but it rebounded after World War II. In the twenty-first century, Andrews--like many rural American towns--is facing the challenge of attracting new industry while struggling to maintain a sense of small town community.
"A” is for Andrews
