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The History of Myrtle Beach South Carolina |
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T he
City of Myrtle Beach is in the center of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile
crescent of beach on the South Carolina coast. In the last
30 years, Myrtle Beach has developed into the premier resort destination
on the East Coast. Our 25,000 permanent residents welcome millions
of visitors each year to this full-service resort community.
Guests come to enjoy the wide beaches, the Atlantic Ocean, and an
incredible range of activities, entertainment, golf, shopping and
dining.
Myrtle Beach was incorporated
as a town in 1938 and became a city in 1957. Its name comes from the
wax myrtle, a shrub which grows abundantly in the area. History
records that a party of Spaniards from Hispaniola landed about 50 miles
north of present-day Myrtle Beach in 1526 and eventually established the
first European settlement in the U.S. about 30 miles to the south.
The settlement, San Miguel de Cauldape, was abandoned the following year,
though, and the group returned to Hispaniola.
In
the next three centuries, the region's population grew, but slowly.
Landowners developed large plantations in the area, with rice as the
principal crop. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, people began
to "vacation" here, although it was quite rustic. Houses and camps
were sparse, and there were few permanent residents at the turn of the
century. But, drawn by the ocean, sand and trees, people began to call
Myrtle Beach "home" as the 1900s progressed.
Today, Myrtle Beach is a well
known destination for vacationers from around the country, Canada and
abroad. According to the 2000 Census, the city is at the center
of the 13th fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S.
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 The
Grand Strand. Myrtle
Beach is over 30 acres and
nearly 60 miles of therapy. Leave the stress behind and let the warm sun
and beaches take your problems away. |
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From North
Carolina south, accommodations for vacation are available. Myrtle Beach,
North Myrtle Beach offer Sandy Beaches, Sun, Fun, and soothing Ocean
Breeze. The perfect spot for family fun, romantic getaways, weddings,
golfing or just plain relaxing. |
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On
this Website
you will find information on hotels, motels, resorts, restaurants, golf
packages, discounts rental cars, vacation homes, condos, oceanfront
rentals, fishing, charter boats, local weather, maps, Broadway at the
Beach, shopping, entertainment all for Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle
Beach South Carolina. |
Myrtle
Beach is alive with
entertainment. Enjoy the night life and nightclubs. Shops are everywhere along
the Strand and out to Broadway at the Beach. Activities include golfing,
parasailing, swimming and surfing in the ocean, deep sea fishing; surfcasting or
charter a fishing boat. Take a Gambling Cruise in Little River. Live
entertainment is available all around Myrtle Beach. Theaters include the Alabama
Theatre, Palace Theatre, Legends in Concert, Carolina Opry, Medieval Times, and
Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show. Take your family to the many
amusement parks, miniature golf, water parks, theme parks. Race Tracks are
available too.
There are plenty of things to do in Myrtle
Beach SC.
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