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In the Old Market building, which is known by locals as the town clock because of the clock faces on all four sides of the bell tower. This museum focuses on telling the story of the rice culture in Georgetown through dioramas and films. This museum also contains a gift shop and just opened four permanent exhibits. These all tell stories on different influential parts of Georgetown’s past. The most interesting of these exhibits include one on Miss Ruby Forsythe, who was one of South Carolina’s great educators, and an exhibit on Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Congress.