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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6FH_socastee-methodist-church_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
This church, originating with services held in a brush arbor, was formally organized by 1818. Its first sanctuary, a log building, was built here soon afterwards on land donated by Philip Elkes. The cemetery, dating from the 19th century, includes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5GQ_old-jacksonborough_Green-Pond-SC.html
Founded about 1735 on lands granted John Jackson in 1701; county seat of Colleton District from 1799 to 1822. Provisional capital of state while Charleston was under siege in the closing months of the American Revolution. First South Carolina Legi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5GP_centennial-time-capsule_Conway-SC.html
December 9, 2003. A time capsule filled with historical documents and artifacts from the era are placed here. To be opened December 9, 2103.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5EV_the-wade-hampton-oak_Conway-SC.html
On October 2, 1876, General Wade Hampton spoke here to the citizens of Horry County during his campaign for Governor of South Carolina.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5E2_socastee_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DK_intra-coastal-waterway_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
The last section of a continuous inside passage along the eastern coast of the United States begun December 19, 1932. Completed April 3, 1936.
United States Corps of Engineers, W.G. Caples, Colonel, U.S.A. · Standard Dredging Co., Contra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DA_william-bartram-trail_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
In 1776, naturalist William Bartram traveled through this area, noting the "cliffs of rocks" now known as Hurl Rocks.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5CE_fort-randall_North-Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
Located about 5 miles E. of here, this Confederate fort included a blockhouse pierced for musketry and earthworks surrounded by a ditch about 10 ft. broad and 5 ft. deep. The fort was captured Jan 1863 by U.S. Navy Lt. Wm. B. Cushing and twenty-fi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5C4_benjamin-grier-collins_Conway-SC.html
1845-1929 A pioneer who devoted his life to the religious and social welfare of his town and county. · A benefactor to rich and poor who gave wholeheartedly of his time and talents to the enrichment of his fellow man. · A staunch Chr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5BT_true-vine-missionary-baptist-church_Conway-SC.html
This church was organized in 1894 by founders Antey Graham, Beney Graham, Samuel Graham, Will Hill, and Ben Wilson, and later became a member of the Kingston lake Association. The first sanctuary, a frame building, was build about 1913 and located…