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A woman moved to Georgetown in 1936, bought a house three miles south of the town of Georgetown, and opened a brothel. She ingratiated herself with the town by having a single location for her business and by not embarrassing the residents. She made a lot of money, and she spent a lot of money on Front Street. Her name can be found in the local newspaper as a donor to the March of Dimes and the Easter Seals. She was as generous to Georgetown charities each year as was International Paper. One resident referred to her as “our own United Way". She owned her brothel for 33 years, finally closing in 1969 and retiring in the same location. Join local author David Hodges for an entertaining talk about his book and the colorful history of The Sunset Lodge.
About the Speaker:
David Hodges lives in Columbia, South Carolina. He has been married to Susan for 50 years, has four children and nine grandchildren. He is a regular contributor to the Columbia Metropolitan Magazine and the Coastal Observer newspaper. He is a past chair of the South Carolina State Museum Foundation. He is the immediate past chair of the board of the South Carolina Humanities and also is currently a member of the South Carolina Arts Commission.