Socastee

Socastee (HM5E2)

Location: Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 Horry County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 41.333', W 79° 0.35'

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Socastee is a Native American name referred to as "Sawkastee" in a 1711 land grant to Percival Pawley. A skirmish between small forces of American and British troops occurred near Socastee Creek in 1781. By the 1870s, the Socastee community was a significant center for the production and distribution of naval stores such as turpentine and tar.

This area included a saw mill, turpentine distilleries, cotton gin, grist mill, cooper shop, and general store, and was also a gateway to the coast. The Socastee Historic District, including the S.S. Sarvis House (1881), T.B. Cooper Store (1905), and the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge (1836), was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
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HM NumberHM5E2
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Marker Number26-13
Year Placed2004
Placed ByHorry County
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 9:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 684840 N 3729445
Decimal Degrees33.68888333, -79.00583333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 41.333', W 79° 0.35'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 41' 19.98" N, 79° 0' 21.00" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6011 Dick Pond Rd, Myrtle Beach SC 29588, US
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