Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach (HMFK1)

Location: Atlantic Beach, SC 29582 Horry County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 48.323', W 78° 43.101'

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Atlantic Beach, nicknamed "The Black Pearl," was established about 1934 as an oceanfront community for blacks denied access to other area beaches by segregation. Many became year-round residents, but most spent their vacations here. From the 1930s to the 1970s "The Black Pearl" was one of the most popular beach resorts on the East Coast for blacks from Va. to Fla. Its hotels, nights-clubs, restaurants, shops, and pavilion were packed every May to September.

George Tyson was the first to develop this area, from 1934 to 1943. In 1943 the Atlantic Beach Co.- J.W. Seabrook, R.K.Gordon, and P.C.Kelly III-bought the tracts and continued to develop them. As other area beaches began desegregating in the 1970s the beach saw fewer visitors. The town of Atlantic Beach, chartered in 1966 with Emery Gore and Millard Rucker as its first two mayors, is one of a few black-owned and governed oceanfront communities in the United States.
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HM NumberHMFK1
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Marker Number26-16
Year Placed2005
Placed ByAtlantic Beach Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 7:41pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 711206 N 3742918
Decimal Degrees33.80538333, -78.71835000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 48.323', W 78° 43.101'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 48' 19.38" N, 78° 43' 6.06" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3101-3109 S 3rd St, Atlantic Beach SC 29582, US
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