Cheraw Lyceum Museum

cheraw-lyceum-museumNamed for the Cheraw Indians, Cheraw began as a small trading post at the head of navigation on the Great Pee Dee River. The Lyceum now houses a museum depicting Cheraw’s history including it’s Native American history. It began life as a chancery court, became the Lyceum Meeting Room and private library, Cheraw’s first telegraph office, and both the Confederate and Union quartermaster’s headquarters. Included in exhibits are a field cotton scale and photographs of early cotton markets.

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Gary C. Daniels is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated television, video and multimedia writer and producer. He has a M.A. degree in Communications from Georgia State University in Atlanta, a B.F.A. degree in TV Production from the Savannah College of Art and Design and an A.A. degree in Art from the College of Coastal Georgia. He has appeared on the Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, Science Channel and History Channel. His History Channel appearance became the highest-rated episode in the network's history. He has a passion for Native American history and art. He is the founder and publisher of LostWorlds.org.