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Category: History, Arts + Culture

A Southern Time Square at The Market Common

The History of a Myrtle Beach New Year's Eve Tradition

By Kathryn Hedgepath on Dec. 30, 2022

The Remarkable Story of how A Southern Times Square Came To Be Ever since December 31 st , 2013,…

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Market Common

Veterans Remembered in the Street Names of The Market Common

By Kathryn Hedgepath on Nov. 08, 2022

When the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Redevelopment Authority headed by Colonel Buddy Styers, USAF,…

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Aerial shot of the shoreline

The Forgotten Ghosts of the Hammock Coast

By Kathryn Hedgepath on Oct. 28, 2022

The Hammock Coast is the laid-back stretch of the Grand Strand, south of Myrtle Beach, from Murrells…

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Sea oats on the dunes

The History of the Withers Swash Neighborhood

By Kathryn Hedgepath on Oct. 14, 2022

A Disc Golf Course, Dog Park and a 200 Year Old Legend The Great Storm of 1822 wrought unprecedented…

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Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge, near Georgetown, SC

The Waccamaw: Indigenous People of the Myrtle Beach Area

By Kathryn Hedgepath on Oct. 07, 2022

In the late 1980s, an archeological survey of what was then the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, now The…

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Mb Pavilion Aerial with Rides

Meet Some of the Keepers of Myrtle Beach History

By Kathryn Hedgepath on Oct. 03, 2022

I can’t get enough of Myrtle Beach history. While I don’t have every local history…

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Goddess of the Sea Statue in Plyler Park

Enjoy Myrtle Beach’s Iconic Public Art Installation

By Kathryn Hedgepath on Sep. 22, 2022

In the shadow of the Myrtle Beach SkyWheel, in the middle of Plyler Park, stands a beautiful bronze…

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Aerial of Atlantic Beach coastline

Take a Self-Guided Driving Tour to African American Historic Sites

By Kathryn Hedgepath on Sep. 12, 2022

The Grand Strand has a number of significant African American museums and historic sites, several of…

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Basket weaving at Hopsewee Plantation, Myrtle Beach, SC

Visit African American Historical Sites and Museums Throughout the Grand Strand

By Kathryn Hedgepath on Sep. 09, 2022

Check out these exceptional African American historic sites and museums in and near Myrtle Beach.…

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Boardwalk Sunrise Flags

Visit Doolittle Lake Honoring Famous WWII Heroes

By Kathryn Hedgepath on Sep. 02, 2022

When you enter Myrtle Beach’s Market Common District which is located just south of the…

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