Royal Town Rambles

Featuring the Stories, History and Events of Kingstree, South Carolina

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Early Merchants in Downtown Kingstree

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While it is likely that Williamsburgh at the King's Tree was the first inland settlement in South Carolina, the town that would later be...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

The Gewinner/Jacobs Women Made Their Mark

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Barbara and John Konrad Gewinner came to this country from Bavaria, settling in Kingstree in 1854. Konrad was a shoemaker, and it appears th...
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Clara Gagg Harper Wilkins Was Early Kingstree Business Owner

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Today, Kingstree can boast that many of its downtown businesses are women-owned. Women have been active in the business community here for a...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Thomas Opera House Site of a Kingstree Mystery

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March 19 will mark the 116th anniversary of the Grand Opening of the Thomas Opera House, located on the corner of Main and Jail (now Jackson...
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Ethnically Diverse Businesses Common in Kingstree at Turn of 20th Century

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At the turn of the 20th Century, Kingstree's downtown business owners were a far more ethnically diverse group than many might imagine. ...
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