Horry

Horry County is home to one of South Carolina’s tourism hubs, the Grand Strand.

Horry County is home to one of South Carolina’s tourism hubs, the Grand Strand. The Grand Strand is a string of coastal towns, centered around Myrtle Beach, which features beaches, watersports, shopping, and theme parks. Conway serves as its county seat.

Initially existing within the Georgetown District, Horry County was founded in 1808 and named in honor of Revolutionary War lieutenant colonel Peter Horry. In its early years, swamps and rivers kept the county so cut off from the rest of the state that locals often called it the “Independent Republic of Horry County.” Naval stores and lumber powered the Horry County economy in the 18th and 19th centuries. Later, the economy transitioned to tobacco farming.  

 

Horry County Historical Society. Accessed June 01, 2016. http://www.hchsonline.org/

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Chicken Bog | Carolina Snaps
Chicken Bog | Carolina Snaps

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Taste the history and tradition of South Carolina’s famous chicken bog. Traditional chicken bog recipes are simple. Chicken bog is a one pot recipe with rice, chicken, and sausage, a traditional dish...
Charlie's Place Learning Activity
Charlie's Place Learning Activity

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In the African American Carver Street neighborhood of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, music at Charlie’s Place brought people together during Segregation. The owner, Charlie Fitzgerald, welcomed White...
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 1
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
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The founding and early years of Charlie's Place - a jazz club where white and African American patrons alike were welcome during segregation.
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 4
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
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Today, Charlie's Place is long gone. The City of Myrtle Beach purchased the Charlie's Place property in 2015, with the goals of renovating the area, and transforming it into a revitalized...
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 2
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
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After World War II, there was an ever increasing popularity for the musical movement known as "Rhythm and Blues." Rhythm and Blues, along with a new invention called the Jukebox, transformed the music...
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 3
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
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Racial tensions in South Carolina strained with the rise of the "Dixiecrat" political party. One summer evening in 1950, Ku Klux Klan members shot up Charlie's Place, and Charlie Fitzgerald was beaten...
Learning History Through Excavation | Palmetto Scene
Learning History Through Excavation | Palmetto Scene

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Coastal Carolina University and Brookgreen Gardens are partnering to provide students hands-on experience with conducting archeological research on historic plantation sites. Dr. David Palmer and his...
Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories 5
Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories
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Since 1986, Myrtle Beach has become a hot spot for live entertainment, with theater, live music, comedy, adventure, and death defying thrills. Theatrical productions have become an important part of...
Burroughs, Franklin Gorham, Jr. | South Carolina Public Radio
Burroughs, Franklin Gorham, Jr. | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham, Jr. (b. 1942). Essayist. environmentalist, educator. After graduating from USC, Burroughs obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard. From 1968-2000, he taught at Bowdoin...
Burroughs and Chapin | South Carolina Public Radio
Burroughs and Chapin | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Burroughs & Chapin. Burroughs & Chapin Company, Inc., was formed in 1990 when the century-old Burroughs & Collins Company of Conway merged with Myrtle Beach Farms Company. Headquartered in...
Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories 4
Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories
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Since 1986, Myrtle Beach has become a hot spot for live entertainment, with theater, live music, comedy, adventure, and death defying thrills. Theatrical productions have become an important part of...
Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories 3
Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories
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Since 1986, Myrtle Beach has become a hot spot for live entertainment, with theater, live music, comedy, adventure, and death defying thrills. Theatrical productions have become an important part of...
Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories 2
Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories
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Since 1986, Myrtle Beach has become a hot spot for live entertainment, with theater, live music, comedy, adventure, and death defying thrills. Theatrical productions have become an important part of...
Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories 1
Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories
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Since 1986, Myrtle Beach has become a hot spot for live entertainment, with theater, live music, comedy, adventure, and death defying thrills. Theatrical productions have become an important part of...
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Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 6
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Mr. Kenneth McIver, a teacher, Boy Scout troop leader, and a concerned citizen, joins to briefly discuss his perspective of climate change from a resident’s point of view.
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Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 4
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The Honorable Jennifer P. Wilson, Chief Judge of the Myrtle Beach Municipal Court, joins to discuss planning ahead, to make the world a safer and overall better world for future generations. How can...
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Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 5
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Omar Muhammad, of the Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities joins to discuss environmental justice. Disproportionate communities are extremely impacted by climate change, due to flooding...
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Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 3
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Doctor Robert T. Ball, Jr., physician, educator, and epidemiologist, joins to discuss the human-health aspects of climate change, like how infectious diseases caused by climate change affect those...
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Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 1
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Mr. Kevin Mills, President and CEO of the South Carolina Aquarium, is our host for the Myrtle Beach panel, and introduces each expert. Mr. Mills begins the panel by talking about the Aquarium’s roles...
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Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 2
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The next guest is Paul T. Gayes, Ph.D. Palmetto Professor of Marine Science and Geology Burroughs and Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Services. Mr. Gayes discusses climate change from the...